Moscow plans to appeal Interpol's refusal to place Mikhail Khodorkovsky — the exiled former oil tycoon turned political opposition figure — on an international wanted list, the Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday, citing an unidentified source.
"As the decision was carried out in contravention of legal procedure, without a special independent committee's resolution on whether there were political motives behind [Khodorkovsky's] criminal prosecution, Russia will send an appeal to Interpol," the source said, Kommersant reported.
Russia will demand that an independent committee properly examine the request, the source added. ?
Khodorkovsky is facing murder charges in Moscow. The Interpol general secretariat refused to declare him internationally wanted on Feb. 12, claiming that Moscow's request was politically motivated, Kommersant reported.