Canadian Defense Lawyer Expelled

[CHIMO]

Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Canadian-born lawyer was expelled from Russia on Friday and prosecutors demanded that three of his Russian lawyers be disbarred for "dragging out" his appeal.

Five men went to Robert Amsterdam's hotel room at the Hyatt Ararat in central Moscow at about 1 a.m. and confiscated his passport, said the lawyer, who holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship. Two hours later, the passport was returned with its visa revoked, and Amsterdam was told to leave the country within 24 hours or face arrest.

The expulsion came just hours after the Moscow City Court rejected Khodorkovsky's appeal in a marathon 11-hour hearing Thursday. The ruling ended the jailed oil tycoon's bid for a State Duma seat in a December by-election.

After calling the U.S. and Canadian embassies, Amsterdam said he decided to hand over his passport, realizing that "resistance was futile."

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/09/26/001.html

Now what would one think that Russia had to pay for this?

[unrepuke]

1. They threw him oot, the hoser.

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[CHIMO]

2. Has

Anyone heard any shouting from Washington? Wonder how that happened?

[lcordero2]

3. Am I supposed to feel sorry for that crook?