Jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky to file for parole
A lawyer for imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky says he is planning to file for parole.
A Moscow appeals court last week upheld the second conviction of Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, keeping him behind bars until 2016 on politically tainted charges of stealing oil from his own company.
He is eligible for early release since he has served half of his 13-year sentence on other, similar charges. His lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said Monday they would apply for parole but refused to say when. (AP)
