From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Mikhail khodorkovsky is here. He was until recently, russias most famous prisoner. President putin pardoned him in december, after more than 10 years of imprisonment. He was an oligarch who became wealthy in the era of soviet crony capitalism. When masked men arrested him, he was russias richest man and the chairman of yukos oil. He and his partner, Platon Lebedev, were convicted of charges of tax fraud and embezzlement in two widely criticized trials. Amnesty international declared them prisoners of conscience trapped in judicial cortex the answer to political, not legal consideration. His story has come to symbolize russias turn to authoritarianism under putin. In an impassioned closing arguments following his second trial, he told the judge, your honor, much more than our two fates are in your hands. Here and now, the fate of every citizen in our country is being decided. He has lived in selfimposed exile in switzerland since
i ¿ from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Mikhail khodorkovsky is here. He was until recently, russias most famous prisoner. President putin pardoned him in december, after more than 10 years of imprisonment. He was an oligarch who became wealthy in the era of soviet crony capitalism. When masked men arrested him, he was russias richest man and the chairman of yukos oil. He and his partner, Platon Lebedev, were convicted of charges of tax fraud and embezzlement in two widely criticized trials. Amnesty international declared them prisoners of conscience trapped in judicial cortex the answer to political, not legal consideration. His story has come to symbolize russias turn to authoritarianism under putin. In an impassioned closing arguments following his second trial, he told the judge, your honor, much more than our two fates are in your hands. Here and now, the fate of every citizen in our country is being decided. He has lived in selfimposed exile in switzerland s
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Mikhail khodorkovsky is here. He was until recently, russias most famous prisoner. President putin pardoned him in december, after more than 10 years of imprisonment. He was an oligarch who became wealthy in the era of soviet crony capitalism. When masked men arrested him at gunpoint in 2003, he was russias richest man and the chairman of yukos oil. He and his partner, Platon Lebedev, were convicted of charges of tax fraud and embezzlement in two widely criticized trials. Amnesty international declared them prisoners of conscience trapped in judicial cortex the answer to political, not legal consideration. His story has come to symbolize russias turn to authoritarianism under putin. In an impassioned closing arguments following his second trial, he told the judge, your honor, much more than our two fates are in your hands. Here and now, the fate of every citizen in our country is being decided. He has lived in selfimposed exile i
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Mikhail khodorkovsky is here. He was until recently, russias most famous prisoner. President putin pardoned him in december, after more than 10 years of imprisonment. He was an oligarch who became wealthy in the era of soviet crony capitalism. When masked men arrested him, he was russias richest man and the chairman of yukos oil. He and his partner, Platon Lebedev, were convicted of charges of tax fraud and embezzlement in two widely criticized trials. Amnesty international declared them prisoners of conscience trapped in judicial cortex the answer to political, not legal consideration. His story has come to symbolize russias turn to authoritarianism under putin. In an impassioned closing arguments following his second trial, he told the judge, your honor, much more than our two fates are in your hands. Here and now, the fate of every citizen in our country is being decided. He has lived in selfimposed exile in switzerland since
I very carefully picked pie battles because like any normal person, i didnt want to die. But i was prepared to go all the way each time, and my opponents understood that. Rose part one of a two part conversation with Mikhail Khodorkovsky when we continue. Funding for charl yee rose is provided by the following rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg. A provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Rose Mikhail Khodorkovsky is here, he was until recently russias most famous prisoner. President putin pardoned him in december after more than ten years of imprisonment. He was an oligarch who became wealthy in the era of russias post soviet crony capitalism, when masked men arrested him at gunpoint in 2003, he was russias richest machine and the chairman of yukos oil, he and his partner Platon Lebedev were convicted on tax fraud and embezzle am in two widely cr