Russian Officers "Attack Yukos"

World | July 3, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Russian oil giant Yukos reported that the authorities are trying to take control of its Moscow offices. Yukos spokesperson Alexander Shadrin stated that law enforcement officers had arrived at its headquarters in the city centre. The alleged raid follows Yukos' warning that it is on the brink of ruin after tax authorities froze its accounts and threatened to seize its assets. The company's major shareholder, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is on trial on charges of fraud and tax evasion.

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