Mikhail Khodorkovsky: "Uliukaïev was provoked by Sechin, who uses FSB for his commercial objectives"
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Channel: FRANCE 24 English · 2016 · News & Politics
Subscribe to France 24 now : http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Mikhail Khodokorsky, a former Russian oligarch who has become one of Vladimir Putin’s most vocal opponent in exile, reacts to the spectacular arrest and indictment of Economy Minister Alexeï Uliukaïev on corruption charges in Moscow this week. He argues that the allegations appear to be trumped up for political reasons and in order to favor the interests of one of Igor Sechin, the head of the oil giant company Rosneft and one of Vladimir Putin’s closest ally, whom he describes as a “leech”. Visit our website : http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel : http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/France24_en
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