Yukos's directors seek political asylum in UK

[lovuian]

http://english.pravda.ru/

Yukos's directors seek political asylum in UK
01/27/2005 13:54
Great Britain receives the largest number of political asylum petitions than any other EU state

Board of Directors of the Russian oil giant Yukos is currently seeking political asylum in Great Britain. The information on the matter was revealed by British MP Bruce Malcolm during a recent press conference in Strasbourg. Malcolm, a member of the British delegation at PACE, told reporters that he had received the information from a director of Menatep Group. The source, Malcolm added, was trustworthy, RIA Novosti reports.
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Malcolm also appealed to the report from a German spokeswoman, a PACE member, Sabina Leuthheusser-Schnarrenberger, about the details of the arrest and legal prosecution of Yukos's top managers. According to Bruce Malcolm, members of the British government read the report and completely supported its ideas. The report particularly says that the Russian authorities exceeded legal norms in the trial against Yukos's CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and other major shareholders of the company.


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The majority of Yukos's foreign managers have already left Russia. The company's financial director, Bruce Misamore, has moved to his home in Houston, Texas. Steven Theede, the director of the oil giant, is living in Texas at the moment too. Leonid Nevzlin, one of Yukos's main shareholders, moved to Israel at the end of 2003 and was granted the Israeli citizenship there. Nevzlin and other Yukos "refugees" reportedly visited Great Britain to receive consultations regarding the political refugee status.

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Yukos members sure get around don't they!!!

[russian33]

1. I don't get it...

When CEO's of companies here finally get their due (the few that have), it's great....but in Russia, it just has to be politically motivated? please!

[makhno]

2. UK is well known to grant asylum to scumbags

Berezovski and Zakayev come to mind. It is certainly not coincidental that the country has also long been a favorite off-shore destination for the billions stolen from the Russian people by many of the same asylum seekers and the smaller fish that emulate their successful business practices.

[DulceDecorum]

3. The UK is well known to accept money in seach of a home

and so is the US.
Which reminds me,
how is Manuel Noriega doing these days?