This one comes from the Associated Press – more info available at the mbktrial.com website.

Lawyer says Khodorkovsky may appeal for early release after presidential change in Russia The Associated Press MOSCOW: A lawyer for the jailed founder of the Yukos oil company said Thursday he he has advised his client to appeal for early release from his Siberian prison now that Vladimir Putin is no longer Russia’s president. Yuri Schmidt said on Ekho Moskvy radio Thursday that tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who turned 45 Thursday, hasn’t made up his mind on the issue yet.