Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Ryzhkov, Vladimir

“It was after the arrest of Khodorkovsky that the persecution of human rights activists began… Yukos was a law-abiding company and paid more in taxes than all the other oligarchs. Yet those oligarchs now flourish while Khodorkovsky has already been behind bars for six years. These people are indubitably innocent, and it cannot be doubted that Khodorkovsky created a transparent company in Russia, the first to open its accounts for inspection”

Vladimir Ryzhkov, Former Duma deputy, leader of the Republican Party, Grani.ru, October 26, 2009