Clear and without comment

Defenders have not yet disclosed the essence of the claims. But it is known that Lebedev’s complaint refers to an unfair trial and a violation of European conventions. According to Karina Moskalenko, the lawyer of the ex-head of YUKOS, Mikhail Khodorkovsky himself asked her not to disclose the details of the appeal to Strasbourg. “Mikhail Borisovich does not like to talk about this, and we will respect his opinion,” she said. But even without comments from the prisoners’ defenders, it is clear: the main accused in Strasbourg will be the Russian government system itself.