Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Lord Trimble, David

[The Khodorkovsky case] “tells you a lot about the character of the Putin regime and the sort of Russia that Putin is creating”

“Khodorkovsky represents people who want to create a different sort of Russia, which is why the trumped up charges were brought, which is why he is still in prison, which is why it appears his attempts to seek justice through the Council of Europe are being thwarted again and again”

“It is also hugely relevant today as the regime is following the same tactics, bringing charges against Navalny in an attempt to try to silence that voice for freedom and reform. I think if we don’t stand up for Khodorkovsky, then we are giving them the green light as it were to do it again to Navalny and other people again”

Rt. Hon. David Trimble of the U.K. House of Lords, Nobel Laureate, speaking in an interview as part of the Decade of Injustice video series to mark the 10^th anniversary of Khodorkovsky’s arrest, August 23, 2013