![]() A statement by Mikhail Khodorkovsky on his website reads: "According to Alexey Pichugin’s lawyers, he was visited by representatives of the security services and threatened that if he did not give evidence that would suit the people handling his case, his brother would be arrested. His brother has been interrogated and searched. Now he is no longer in Russia. Aleksei has been taken from the prison colony. The place of his current location is unknown. If someone learns something – please let us know. It is important for his safety. Bad things tend to happen during transfer." On 8 July the Open Russia website reported that Pichugin had been moved from the 'Black Dolphin' prison colony on 2 July and that he was now at the FSB-controlled detention centre of Lefortovo in Moscow. On 8 July 2016, RAPSI reported that "FSB investigators will examine former Yukos security chief Aleksei Pichugin [...] on July 13." RAPSI notes that, "In December 2015, former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky was charged with organizing the murder of Petukhov. The Basmanny District Court of Moscow issued an arrest warrant for Khodorkovsky and put him on the international wanted list." Photo: Alexey-Pichugin.com Sources 'Khodorkovsky Claims Russian State Blackmail Threat,' The Moscow Times, 5 July 2016 'Yukos ex-security chief sentenced to life to be questioned by FSB,' RAPSI, 8 July 2016 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, 'IMPORTANT. HELP IS NEEDED FOR ALEXEY PICHUGIN,' Khodorkovsky, 4 July 2016 'ФСБ вызвала Алексея Пичугина на допрос 13 июля,' Open Russia, 8 July 2016 'Pichugin v Russia,' European Court of Human Rights, 23 October 2016 [final: 18 March 2013] 'Alexey Pichugin,' Wikipedia |
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