Russian Court Orders Release of Khodorkovsky Partner in 2013
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A Russian court shortened the prison term of Platon Lebedev, a move that opens the way for his business partner in defunct Yukos Oil Co. Mikhail Khodorkovsky to apply for early release.
A district court judge in the Arkhangelsk region city of Velsk, where Lebedev is imprisoned, reduced his 13-year jail term by three years and four months because of a change in the criminal code, Maxim Dbar, a defense team spokesman, said by phone today. Lebedev is set to be released in March next year.