Khodorkovsky attends a court hearing in Moscow
Former Yukos CEO and billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky listens to his lawyer at a court in Moscow on March 31, 2009. Khodorkovski's lawyer requested the court on Tuesday the testimony of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and numerous top Russian politics. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)
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