Jailed Russian Tycoon On Trial For New Charges

by Gregory Feifer, NPR

Former Russian billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky is on trial in Moscow for a second time. Supporters say Khordorkovsky's original arrest and conviction was political because of his opposition to the Kremlin. Two years before his scheduled release from a Siberian prison camp, he faces another 22 years in jail.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, March 3, 2009