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Khodorkovsky May 'Threaten Witnesses' in Nefteyugansk Mayor Murder Case

© Sputnik / Vasily Prokopenko / Go to the mediabankFormer head of YUKOS oil company Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Former head of YUKOS oil company Mikhail Khodorkovsky - Sputnik International
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky may threaten witnesses, destroy evidence or in any other manner to obstruct the investigation into the Nefteyugansk mayor murder case, prosecutor Valery Lakhtin said in court Wednesday.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, speaks during a webcast conference in London, and is seen on a TV screen in Open Russia movement office in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the prosecutor, not all Khodorkovsky's collaborators in Nefteyugansk mayor murder case have been detained. 

"Remaining free, Khodorkovsky may pressure witnesses to avoid providing evidence or give false evidence, he can destroy evidence or use other means to prevent the investigation," Lakhtin said, explaining the reason the former head of the defunct Yukos oil company should remain arrested in absentia.

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday is expected to consider a complaint by lawyers regarding the decision to arrest the former oligarch in absentia.

Nefteyugansk Mayor Vladimir Petuhov was murdered in 1998.

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