Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Sir Brenton, Tony

“It is good that the Court acknowledges the serious procedural violations in Khodorkovsky’s first trial – that the trial wasn’t fair, and that it was unlawful to send Khodorkovsky and Lebedev to camps in Siberia.  As previously, the Court has taken a very cautious approach regarding the political motivations of the charges. But on a practical level it is very clear that the Khodorkovsky case is politically motivated”

Sir Tony Brenton, British Ambassador to Russia 2004-2008(during Khodorkovsky’s first trial), following the judgment by the European Court of Human Rights on July 25 regarding first trial of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev, July 29, 2013