Putin signs decree to pardon Khodorkovsky
14:57, 20 December 2013
MOSCOW. December 20. KAZINFORM - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to pardon former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, freeing him from penalty, ITAR-TASS informs citing the press service of the Kremlin.
"Guided by the principles of humanity, I resolve to pardon convict Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, born in 1963, a native of Moscow, freeing him from further penalty of imprisonment."
The decree comes into force from the date of its signing.