Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Dr Schockenhoff, Andreas MEP

“I feel  justified in my concern that this trial begs significant question marks regarding rule of law and that it does not conform to the conditions of rule of law that Russia has obliged itself to uphold, as well as the concern that it could be used for political ends…The Khodorkovsky trial is an important test case for the credibility of the Russian justice system Medvedev holds dear, due to its signal effect for the economic and legal culture within Russia…Thus the second trial against Khodorkovsky is also a test case for the capability of Russia to modernize”

Dr Andreas Schockenhoff MEP (Conservative Party), Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Faction & Coordinator of German-Russian Intersocietal Cooperation, Bundestag Debate, July 2,  2009