RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 2, 2008
TODAY: Supreme Court chairman moves on corruption; terrorist “black list” to be released; new Khodorkovsky charges could increase his sentence to up to 22 years; Kissinger optimistic on new Russia; human rights document composed by “deeply out of touch” Orthodox church. As part of the drive to clamp down on corruption, the Supreme Court chairman has proposed removing legal barriers that make it difficult to prosecute senior officials. The Federal Financial Monitoring Service is reportedly ready to release its “black list” of persons and entities it perceives as being involved in terrorism. It is being reported that the new charges being brought against Mikhail Khodorkovsky could add 15, 20, or 22 years to his sentence.