Amnesty the Khodorkovsky: ' Gift ' for Christmas or ' poisoned chalice ' of Putin?

The announcement of the presidential pardon caught everyone by surprise. In 10 years it takes from behind bars, Khodorkovsky never asked for clemency to the Lord from the Kremlin.

According to a former lawyer of Yukos ' ', "it's all happening at the same time, on the eve of the Olympic Games, which have played an important role, because many leaders are refusing to come to Russia and this decision will give a different image of the country.

The unexpected ' gift ' for Christmas from Putin, which also paves the way for the release of the Group's two singers Pussy Riot and to the end of the process against the Greenpeace activists, is associated in the streets of Moscow to an attempt by the President to avoid the "failure" of the Sochi games, but also some people claim that Khodorkovsky should continue in jail because she was stealing to Russia ".

Khodorkovsky dared confront Putin and ended up convicted of fraud and tax evasion. Will now want to enter politics and be the strong man Russian opposition desperately needs?

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