A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the conviction by the Government of Russia of businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev constitutes a politically motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that flagrantly undermines the rule of law and independence of the judicial system of Russia.

3.0.0 65 2023-01-11T13:20:24Z 2023-01-11T13:20:24Z Senate S SRES 2011-02-17 112 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-17T20:56:15Z 2011-02-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S914-915) IntroReferral 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-02-17 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2011-02-17 True E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2011-03-08 False K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2011-03-10 False International Affairs Criminal procedure and sentencing Due process and equal protection Human rights International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Rule of law and government transparency Russia International Affairs

00 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-25T16:53:52Z Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) in cases dealing with perceived threats to authorities the Russian judiciary is frequently used as an instrument of the Kremlin; (2) Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev are political prisoners who have been denied due process rights under international law; (3) in light of the record of selective prosecution, politicization, and abuse of process involved in their cases, the 2010 conviction against Mr. Khodorkovsky and Mr. Lebedev should be overturned; and (4) the government of Russia is encouraged to take these actions to further a more positive relationship between the governments and people of the United States and Russia.

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the conviction by the Government of Russia of businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev constitutes a politically motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that flagrantly undermines the rule of law and independence of the judicial system of Russia. Display Title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the conviction by the Government of Russia of businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev constitutes a politically motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that flagrantly undermines the rule of law and independence of the judicial system of Russia. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the conviction by the Government of Russia of businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev constitutes a politically motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that flagrantly undermines the rule of law and independence of the judicial system of Russia. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2011-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112sres65is/xml/BILLS-112sres65is.xml 2011-02-17 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S914-915) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.