Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Putley, Jeremy

“The murder of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 and the refusal of the Russians to extradite the chief suspect constituted — unless you are wilfully blind — a good reason to suspect that Russia is run by crooks. The 2005 mock trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the CEO of Yukos Oil, and his punishment with an eight-year prison sentence for trying to engage in politics, was another clear warning. There are blatant and numerous cases of illegality”

Jeremy Putley, Chair of the Committee to Free Khodorkovsky and Lebedev, The Spectator (Letters), January 18, 2010