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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (7750)	3/26/2005 9:59:51 AM
From: Ed Huang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Good reference material in the last two posts. Thanks.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (7750)	3/26/2005 1:50:19 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22250

I am watching the former Soviet Union closely as of late. I know that when the Apartheid'ers split from South Africa (trying to pawn off their high cost, deep gold mines to Blacks and trying to make themselves look good in the process), they headed to the Soviet Union, the South Pacific, and Canada to continue their quest for cheap labor and product. I suspect it is the same clan at it there in Russia. Ah, the power of baksheesh!!!! Any story you have along this line, I would be interested in reading, FH. len

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (7750)	3/28/2005 2:19:34 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Will IsraÉl extradict or will Nevzlin be classified as a persecuted Jew and given immunity a al Sam Sheinbein? Former Yukos security chief convicted of murder news.bbc.co.uk The former security chief of Russian oil giant Yukos, Alexei Pichugin, has been convicted of murder and attempted murder by a Russian court. The conviction is the first among the former Yukos executives held in Russia - who include the firm's former head, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Pichugin's lawyers have indicated they will appeal against his conviction. He was accused of carrying out the murders for Leonid Nevzlin, a key figure in Yukos' largest shareholder. Living in exile Mr Nevzlin is now living in exile in Israel. He moved to Israel shortly before Mr Khodorkovsky was arrested. Critics of the Russian government have said Mr Khodorkovsky's arrest and the subsequent seizure of Yukos main assets were motivated by President Vladimir Putin's irritation at Mr Khodorkovsky's involvement in politics. But the Russian state has always maintained that it seized the asset because of back taxes owed by Yukos. According to Russian news agency Itar-Tass, Pichugin was accused of organising the murder of married couple Sergei and Olga Gorin in 2002. He was also charged with an attempt on the life of Olga Kostina, an aide to Mr Khodorkovsky. Atmosphere of secrecy There have been huge abuses including the use of psychotropic drugs Spokesman for Mikhail Khodorkovsky The defence team acting for Pichugin has said it intends to appeal against the verdict. "If we don't succeed in getting the verdict annulled by the Russian Supreme Court, then we will take it to the European Court," lawyer Grigory Kaganer told journalists. "Actually, there is no proof," he said. Chris Black, a spokeswoman for Atco, a company representing both Pichugin and Mr Khodorkovsky, said that the bodies of the married couple had not been found and that Mr Gorin had had many enemies. We have not found that the Russian courts have treated Yukos or its employees fairly Claire Davidson, The Policy Partnership "The government is using him (Pichugin) to claim that Yukos is a company built on blood," she said. She added that: "The first trial was abruptly ended in December when it became apparent the jurors were going to find Mr Pichugin innocent." Pichugin headed Yukos' security department until his arrest in 2003. He is due to be sentenced on Friday. Mr Khodorkovsky, who owned his stake in Yukos before handing it over to Mr Nevzlin, was arrested in October 2003. Platon Lebedev, another big shareholder in Yukos, was arrested before him, in July 2003. The Council of Europe, a human rights body, found Pichugin was "arbitrarily singled out" along with his former colleagues.