The lawyers for a Russian Jewish leader charged with fraud and embezzlement accused state prosecutors of dragging out the case to deprive their client of his freedom. The allegations came as Vladimir Goussinsky, a media tycoon, appeared before state prosecutors again. His lawyer said Goussinsky is refusing to answer the prosecutors’ questions.
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