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European Court rejects accusations against Russia over YUKOS

The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights has rejected all accusations against Russia on the “repressive character of the persecution of the YUKOS Company,”

MOSCOW, September 20 (Itar-Tass) — The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights has rejected all accusations against Russia on the “repressive character of the persecution of the YUKOS Company,” said a representative of the Russian Ministry of Justice in an interview with Itar-Tass.

“The Court fully rejected accusations against the Russian Federation on ‘political motivation’ and ’the repressive character’ of the persecution of YUKOS, as well as on the alleged discrimination against YUKOS on the part of the Russian authorities,” he said.