They escalated, escalated, fueled the growing tensions and now: the Russian Prosecutor General's Office brought a new charge against the head of the MENATEP group, Platon Lebedev, ITAR-TASS reports. Lebedev has been charged with embezzlement of funds and property; he does not plead guilty and considers the charges unfounded. Meanwhile, Mikhail Khodorkovsky's lawyers are not answering phone calls; the court hearing continues. The Prosecutor General's Office does not hide the fact that they want to achieve a new sentence for those already convicted Khodorkovsky and Lebedev - no less than eight years.