A court in Siberia on May 12 sentenced jailed businessman Anatoly Bykov to 11 years in prison for his involvement in ordering the assassination of a rival businessman in 2005. Bykov, once one of the most powerful men in Siberia, is already serving a 13-year prison term for ordering the murder of two men in 1994. The court ruled that the two sentences will be served in part concurrently, meaning he will spend 17 years in prison. Bykov, who once co-owned the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant and was a regional lawmaker, had the nickname of Russia's Aluminum King. He calls all charges against him politically motivated. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russia's Jailed Former 'Aluminum King' Gets Additional Prison Term In 2005 Murder Case
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