US shouldn’t meddle in YUKOS affair

[Judi Lynn]

US shouldn’t meddle in YUKOS affair
November 03, 2003 Posted: 13:16 Moscow time (09:16 GMT)



MOSCOW - The statement of US Defense Department is “an interference in the judicial affairs of another state” and a “policy of double standards”, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said on RTR television on Sunday. He was commenting on Washington’s position on the YUKOS case.

Mr. Ivanov recalled that there had been high profile bankruptcies in the United States over the past 1.5-2 years, involving arrests and detentions. However, according to Mr. Ivanov, “the US Department of State has not expressed concern over these cases and has not meddled in judicial proceedings”. “Raising doubts over the actions of judicial bodies of another country means to interfere in its affairs,” Mr. Ivanov stressed. He added that this contradicted the norms of democratic society.

According to the Russian Foreign Minister, the YUKOS case was not discussed at his meeting with British, French and German diplomats in Moscow. “EU diplomats said this was the competence of corresponding Russian bodies,” Mr. Ivanov said. “They respect the Russian government and believe that this (the YUKOS case) will not affect bilateral relations,” he remarked.

Last week, US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Russian authorities should ensure an unbiased investigation into the case of YUCOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky. According to Mr. Boucher, the arrest and jailing of Mr. Khodorkovsky and the freezing of the company's shares raises serious questions about Russia’s commitment to free market principles and independent judiciary. (snip/...)

http://www.russiajournal.com/news/cnews-article.shtml?nd=41134

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. "US shouldn't meddle" . . . . PERIOD

. . and wake up the sleeping bear . .

. . trouble is, the US hasn't shown a whole lot of wisdom in it's decisions since the Cowboy and his gang of thugs took over the WH.


Just my Humble Canadian Opinion

[depakid]

2. Like the US has any moral authority left (n/t)

!

[La_Serpiente]

3. I wonder if there is a connection

the guy is the owner of the largest oil company in Russia.

[bleedingheart]

4. I suspect that Bush was cozying up to Khodorkovsky and

Putin got pissed and worried about a potential poliical coup.

Right before Khordorkovsky was arrested there was a piece on NPR about how he was turning over a new leaf and he was becoming interested in politics....

I think Putin is putting out a potential fire for himself and it may be a message to *....

(taking tin hat off)

[emad]

5. I just posted on this in gen disc about how Poppy's old chum

Lord Jacob Rothschild is planning on taking over Khodorkovsky's voting rights in the shares that were impounded:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=638769

[9215]

6. Isn't that what I suggested the other day

at another topic on this subject?

Damn, my ideas must be getting popular. :evilgrin:

[9215]

7. So I guess the Ruskies can

start issuing official statments on Bush's handling of the 9/11 Commission and how he appointed someone to head it (Tom Kean) who has a business interest with those who are being investigated: the Saudis.

Official Russia's statement:
"Mr Bush's political chicanery in appointing a Saudi business ally to investigate the Saudis role in 9/11 is an affront to all democratically minded nations. Mr. Bush, who himself has a long history of being in business with the Saudis who are a primary focus of the Commission's investigation, should recuse himself from making this appointment and give it over to an independent body.


:scared: I'm not a Russian spy either.

[Neutrino]

8. Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a criminal, and as such he has

been incarcerated pending trial. The fact that he was arrested at
gunpoint is not shocking at all. CEOs of Enron and other scandal-
ridden corporations in the U.S. were arrested and handcuffed, as is customary.

President Vladimir Putin is wise to monitor the excesses of Oligarchy
to prevent buying and selling of the country's leadership as is
the state of affairs in the U.S. where the Political candidate raising the most cash becomes President.

The freezing of Yukos shares, on the other hand, is a mistake. Any
disruption in the flow of Capital in an already unstable World Economy
can have disastrous consequences. Investors shun investment in any
vehicle that even smacks of lack of liquidity. President Putin is wise
not to intervene, and to caution law enforcement against excessive
zeal by Prosecutors. The Yukos case should have no negative effect
on President Putin's current status as a respected World Leader who
has advanced Russia a long way and who will continue to do so.

[9215]

9. Putin is trying to avert fascism

IMO