A court in Moscow has found jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty of embezzlement and money laundering in a trial many said was a test of the country's authoritarian regime. Khodorkovsky was set be released from a first term of imprisonment next year but is now expected to remain behind bars several more years.
Supporters Rally In Support Of Khodorkovsky
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Around 1,500 supporters gathered outside the central Moscow court today where the guilty verdict against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev was read.
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Outside the courthouse, supporters chanted "freedom" and "shame."
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They say the charges against him are politically motivated.
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Police arrested at least 20 people at the rally.
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