Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been released from jail following a pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin, his lawyers say.Mr Putin signed a decree earlier pardoning Khodorkovsky on the basis of “the principles of humanity”.
The president said on Thursday that the former oil magnate had asked him for clemency because his mother was ill.
Khodorkovsky – in custody for a decade – was jailed for tax evasion and theft after funding opposition parties.
