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Khodorkovsky Placed In Solitary Confinement
June 05, 2006
Inna Khodorkovskaya traveling to Chita, near the Chinese border, to visit her husband, Mikhail, in prison (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)
Denis Diatlev says prison officials accused Khodorkovsky of breaking prison restrictions on food and personal items. Diatlev dismissed the claim as an excuse.
Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, is serving eight years for financial crimes.
(AP, AFP)