An impressive and powerful column from Tim Osborne of GML in the Moscow Times:

How to Steal Legally By Tim Osborne Nothing seems to dampen the authorities’ enthusiasm to wipe out any trace of Yukos, which at one point was the country’s largest and most transparent oil production company. More than 45 people connected to the company have been the target of legal action and the company’s assets were expropriated. These actions against Yukos reveal a justice system that is infected with corruption and political bias. They have also demonstrated the complete breakdown of rule of law in Russia.