Boris and Marina Khodorkovsky commented on the court’s ruling that reverses Platon Lebedev’s early release. The prosecutors argued that sentence reduction was “unreasonably merciful”.

Boris Moiseevich Khodorkovsky: “Firstly, it’s a shame when sensible, competent guys, who would benefit the country, are coiling wire and sewing mittens in the camps.
Secondly – it’s been 9 years since they are imprisoned. However no one could prove that they are guilty of stealing the oil. There is no evidence. But they have already spent 9 years in prison. Well, the guilt of every one who is imprisoned for “Yukos” hasn’t been proved. Aleksey Pichugin got 22 years at first, and then life sentence – for murder. But there is no bodies, no dead. Maybe they are alive? And a person still got a life sentence.”

Marina Philippovna Khodorkovskaya: “There is no other words than – mockery, the inquisition, and disgrace to our justice”.