The first case against Mr Khodorkovsky and his former business partner, Platon Lebedev, was a sham.

第一次针对霍多尔科夫斯基和他以前的商业伙伴普拉东。列别捷夫（Platon Lebedev）的审判，是一场闹剧。

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Khodorkovsky and his business partner, Platon Lebedev, are serving the last year of eight-year prison terms on earlier charges of tax evasion and fraud.

霍多尔科夫斯基和他的生意伙伴列别捷夫正在服8年刑期的最后一年，他们此前被指控的罪名是欺诈和逃税。

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Jailed Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky (r) and his business partner Platon Lebedev (c) stand in the defendants' box during a court session in Moscow.

在莫斯科的庭审中，被囚俄罗斯前大亨霍多尔科夫斯基(图右)和他的生意伙伴普拉东·列别杰夫(图中)站在被告席上。

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Platon Lebedev, one of Mr Khodorkovsky's main partners, was arrested, and probes into Yukos were launched.

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He and his business parton Platon Lebedev who were jailed in 2005 on tax evasion and other fraud charges.

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The downturn in Mr Khodorkovsky's fortunes became obvious in July 2003, when Platon Lebedev, his partner and now co-defendant, was arrested.

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