Russian Jewish leaders expressed their concern over Saturday’s arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a prominent Jewish businessman. Believed to be Russia’s wealthiest man and the head of the Yukos oil corporation, Khodorkovsky is facing charges on six counts, including tax evasion and theft of state property.
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