Six years added to Khodorkovsky sentence
Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been sentenced to a further six years in prison following a trial seen by many as payback for his defiance of Vladimir Putin's power.
Judge Viktor Danilkin handed down the sentence in Moscow today after convicting Khodorkovsky of stealing oil from his own company and laundering the proceeds.
Khodorkovsky is in the final year of an eight-year prison sentence. His lawyers say the new sentence is counted from his 2003 arrest and includes his previous term in jail.
Putin is seen as the driving force behind the trial of Khodorkovsky, who challenged him during his presidency.
Prime Minister Putin, eyeing a return to the presidency in 2012, appears unwilling to risk the possibility that a freed Khodorkovsky could help lead his political foes.
