Tycoon to be tried in absentia
From Times Wire Reports
Self-exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky will be tried in absentia in Moscow and could get a sentence of up to 10 years if found guilty of theft from Aeroflot, Russian prosecutors said.
Berezovsky is a vocal critic of President Vladimir V. Putin and has been granted political asylum by Britain. London has rejected requests to extradite him.
Berezovsky’s lawyers said the case alleging theft of $8.28 million in company funds was a sham.
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