On Tuesday, June 26, Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s son Pavel traveled to Strasbourg to meet with parliamentarians and officials of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to discuss his father’s case. Below are some photos from his visit.
(Photo credit: Council of Europe) Pavel Khodorkovsky meeting Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 26 June 2012, the 49th birthday of Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The meeting was an opportunity to update President Mignon on recent developments in Mikhail Khodorkovsky's case and to discuss the current situation of the rule of law and human rights in Russia.Pavel Khodorkovsky meeting Senator György Frunda (Romania) from the centre-right EPP group at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, June 2012. Senator Frunda is the PACE co-rapporteur on the honouring of Russia's commitments and obligations as a member state of the Council of Europe, and he visited Mikhail Khodorkovsky in prison in January 2011.Pavel Khodorkovsky meeting Karin Woldseth and Ingjerd Schou, members of the Norwegian delegation to the Parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, June 2012, to update them on his father's case and to ask for their continued support. Left to right: Karin Woldseth (delegation chairperson), Pavel, Ingjerd Schou.Pavel Khodorkovsky meeting members of the ALDE (liberal) group at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, June 2012, to update them on his father's case and to ask for their continued support. Left to right: Mailis Reps (Estonia, group secretary-general), Anne Brasseur (Luxembourg, group chairperson), Pavel, Marina Schuster (Germany)Pavel Khodorkovsky with Andreas Gross, member of the Swiss parliament and chairman of the Socialist group at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, June 2012. Mr Gross is PACE co-rapporteur on the honouring of Russia's commitments and obligations as a member state of the Council of Europe, and he visited Mikhail Khodorkovsky in prison in January 2011.
