lengthy process but we do know that the court has considered all the evidence put forward by the prosecution substantial enough to deliver a guilty verdict. has been found guilty of stealing over twenty billion of billions of dollars worth of oil and. we know that also some of the charges that the prosecution originally put forward have been dropped those include specifically the theft of a number of shares of various us. sister companies of your boss and daughter companies of the former oil giant if you close those charges were dropped because the statute of limitations had run out on those charges but the main charge that of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil is that according to the judge that is reading the verdict as we speak has been proven by the prosecution and the evidence they have presented we already know that the lawyers of mikhail fanatical ski and his former you just call the club the navy ship is planning to appeal that verdict they have already confirmed that to the press that they will because it will appeal the verdict they've also said that they are prepared to tak

you know this verdict is in line with the prosecution's wishes who originally asked for fourteen years now and they judge concurred with all the evidence presented to him by the prosecution dismissing the witnesses that came to give their statements for the defendants saying that they were unacceptable for various reasons and agreeing with the prosecution that fourteen years is an acceptable term for a bold new trial so that it was going to pass and here's what we're doing all the blood on the originally mikhail khodorkovsky was detained in two thousand and three and in late two thousand and three the first trial against him and his former colleagues began they were charged with tax evasion and fraud of found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison each that sentence was later reduced to eight years and their term was nearing and when the prosecution launched a second trial the trial that has ended today receptively with the sentence read out to them by the judge now force the prosecution asked for and got fourteen years in this second criminal trial but they have always specified

the author of the book but still like the prosecution and the public nature of the mike in light in japan even more than what the book did. so i'm hoping that you can describe what my kids banned by the outside observer to be the unforeseen consequences of the leaks through the book and if hypothetically the author of the american black chamber were to be tried criminally for disclosing intelligence information today what level do you think a prosecutor would be able to show in this case? i guess purposeful or malicious intent to aid in the bombing of pearl harbor would not be one of them. that would probably be a little too strong but what about perhaps a recklessness? i know it is difficult to show melissa's intent but yet the devastation it that was caused of pearl harbor and my last memory of the numbers in that war was 50 million dead was kind of the big deal, the whole war. and so in light of this do you think we should reconsider the elements of our espionage statutes? i have given you a complicated question there. tell us about l

prison in twenty seventeen however many believe that the sentence could be shorter than what the prosecution originally asked for we know that one of the charges has been dropped that charge was to do with theft of stocks from a daughter company of russia's once biggest oil giant biggest oil company and that charge was dropped because the statute of limitations ran out so we don't know . exactly how long the sentence would be but it's definitely a question of the day here in the in the heart of the capital just outside the courthouse. western nations have been voicing their concerns. that tell us more about the international reaction. trial the news first trial was very widely publicized. both here in russia and outside international media have always followed his case very closely many of course claiming that the case is a political one and that he remains in prison because of political reasons and not legal ones and not of course as something that his defense has also been using in their attempts to wade into that puts these trials specifically in this last case they've said that. he's bee

stealing billions of dollars worth of oil the oil that he according to the prosecution was guilty of not paying taxes for and his first trial so a lot of attention and of course this latest guilty verdict has forced some international powers to voice their concerns specifically the united states saying that this reflects badly on the very much the image in the west germany also saying that this is a step backward and not a step forward for russia russian prosecutors of course always maintained that this case was done by the book and according to the letter of the law that the russian foreign ministry saying all the concerns that have been voiced by international powers are nothing more than an attempt to politicize a case that is strictly legal and has been so from the beginning we felt that there may be different nine years said this is in two thousand and five for tax fraud and embezzlement that sentence was later reduced to eight years and it would have been running out very shortly should the prosecution not have brought up new charges against them in those specific training for t

charges that the prosecution put towards me russia's former richest man and a head c.e.o. of russian oil giant yukos and his former colleague. we know that one of the charges was dropped against the two men because the statute of limitations ran out but all of the other charges did stick the judge said all of the evidence presented by the prosecution was deemed evidence and the witness statements that were given on behalf of the defendants were not acceptable for various reasons we also know the judge said that based on the evidence that he had with the more it had received and on the field team verdict it is a necessary for subtlety and his colleague david to be isolated from society that there can be no question of substituting their punishment from jail time to other means of punishment and has sentenced the man who. rushes a former richest man and c.e.o. oil giant to thirteen and a half years behind bars that means that he will be released in no work and no sooner than twenty seventeen that's why do you think it's taken so long for the judge to reach a verdict talkers.

the fourteen years that the prosecution or originally asked for he will be released in two thousand and seventeen of course the exact number of years that that will skew will spend in prison is still on certain as the verdict has just begun being read today and will continue for a number of days we know that it will only be finished after the new year. there's but the fact that he has been found guilty is significant enough there are hundreds of people outside the courthouse standing there with banners shouting slogans freedom without a post you know that they're still they're still standing outside the courthouse they're also over one hundred journalists both russian and international media because the case of course is a very controversial one that has been a widely followed in the international press and many of course claiming that it is a politicized case when the prosecutors in russia insisting that everything has been done according to the law and that all the evidence that has been presented to the court is substantial enough and has been dealt with according to procedure the co

then bestselling a large amount of money we know that and a part of the charges put forward by the prosecution specifically charges that focused on stealing shares of daughter companies all of you guys the former russian oil giant those charges were dropped because the statute of limitations on those specific charges ran out but the main focus of this latest trial in the saga. is that of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil charged had to stop apparently and make his former colleagues. have been found guilty we also know that already the lawyers confer and the fact that they are planning to appeal they're also planning to take matters outside the country if necessary and if no russian court will grant their appeal they well they are prepared to take the matter to the european floor and that was confirmed today by lawyers. and. the reading is of course ongoing as we speak journalists were asked to leave the premises for a while there are a rumor is that they will be allowed back in after some time and are of course waiting to see if that is the case it will be allowed to get back into the

while the prosecution has the benefit of grants. in fact, i believe the district attorney might have at least half of their budget is provided by grants. that is not provided to the indigent defense providers. federal grants are almost all directed toward prosecution and law enforcement. so the problem to have vast resources that i'm facing right now is that you have grant funding the police department, the sheriff's deft, the district attorney's office. there is a share that -- etc., etc. that share, which for them is a portion of their funding is almost my entire funding so when you say you're going to cut 13% off everybody equally. well, 13% for us is more than 13% of their entire budget than for the other agencies. now the problem is that's the ripple effect we just had here. now they still have their investigators because they have other agencies that provide the investigation. we don't. our investigators are the ones that have to be trimmed off because we can't pay for them. our attorneys, again, they are paid for by the count

guilty we don't yet know exactly how much how lengthy of a prison term they will receive but the prosecution did ask for fourteen years behind bars starting from the time when the first trial of originally began in two thousand and three so should the judge grant the prosecution their wishes and give . the whole fourteen years they will be released in twenty seventeen weed. i do however know that one of the charges was dropped because the statute of limitations on it ran out so it might not be the full fourteen years that the two men received this of course is the information everybody here is waiting for just days ago we had some comments from officials in the west that were concerns about the trial there was quite a strong return. telling the west to essentially keep its nose out of what is basically a domestic matter the has always cool some concern within the western community tell us more about how about reaction has been the. well ever since the first trial began back in two thousand and three a lot of interest in the trials and tribulations of. calling the trial politicized or from pr

the prosecution their wishes and give. the fourteen years they will be released in twenty seventeen and a lot of interest in the trial and tribulations of. calling the trial politicize this of course and these latest comments have come from countries such as the united states expressed concern over this latest trial germany also calling it a step backwards for russia russian foreign affairs ministry coming back with quite a harsh retort basically telling everybody else to mind their own business this is a domestic affair and a legal one no it's strictly a legalized and of course politics never enter the fray according to the russian forces of foreign affairs ministry basically everything that has been done has been done according to procedure and by the law so no comments or contradictions or concerns should be voiced. reporting well there's more reaction. and here's what else we're covering for you online today as well. as britain's after. putting the new year holiday plans for thousands on the skids. in dozens of exotic a

the author of the book but still like the prosecution and the public nature of the mike in light in japan even more than what the book did. so i'm hoping that you can describe what my kids banned by the outside observer to be the unforeseen consequences of the leaks through the book and if hypothetically the author of the american black chamber were to be tried criminally for disclosing intelligence information today what level do you think a prosecutor would be able to show in this case? i guess purposeful or malicious intent to aid in the bombing of pearl harbor would not be one of them. that would probably be a little too strong but what about perhaps a recklessness? i know it is difficult to show melissa's intent but yet the devastation it that was caused of pearl harbor and my last memory of the numbers in that war was 50 million dead was kind of the big deal, the whole war. and so in light of this do you think we should reconsider the elements of our espionage statutes? i have given you a complicated question there. tell us about l

somebody took them. >> but that was a ludicrous idea, countered the prosecution. ried very few samples and anyway if drug theft was behind it, why didn't the thief take any jewelry or electronics. no, it all seemed to come down to dave. his behavior, his character, his own words. like the conversation with a friend police recorded in which dave speculated on what might have happened to debbie. the defense played it in court as an unguarded indication dave had no idea what happened. >> he basically offered that, you know, i don't think she's ever going to be found. >> did it work? listen to prosecutor larry crouch. >> you're going, oh no, why are they putting that? i thought it was harmful. >> though what the jury thought no one could say. then there was inevitability a conversation of whether or not dave would testify. >> i told them that i wanted to testify. >> an idea that dave's attorneys did not like one bit. >> dave is a combative individual, he's very prideful. he's offended easily. >> he thinks he's smart and hates for anybody to think he's not smart. i mean

the prosecution wants the sentences increased to life, but in italy, 50% of criminal convictions arerturned or the sentences are reduce reducen appeal, tearful or otherwise. alan pizzey, cbs news, perugia. >> mitchell: in russia washington, the last several days sow contentious tax cut compromise, a mini-filibuster in the senate and an appearance by two presidents in the briefing room. let's begin with the appearance by president clinton in the briefing room of the white house-- bizarre, interesting, whatever word you want to use-- where the former president defends the current president. in your mind, did it help president obama or not? >> last spring, president clinton said when president obama asked him to stand in for him, before he finished the request president clinton said, "let me clear my calendar for three years." he certainly seemed happy holding forth. it helps president obama. he is trying to sell the plan as reasonable. bill clinton is popular among democrats and more broadly. the economy was pretty good during his term so he can speak to the policy here but also he is

grant the prosecution their wishes and give her that full scale may be difficult for fourteen years they will be released in twenty seventeen the west has shown a lot of interest in the trial and tribulations of retail for that calling the trial politicized this of course and these latest comments of come from countries such as the united states have oppressed expressed concern. well there's more reaction and analysis on that story dot com and here's what else we're covering for you online today. frustration all across moscow winterreise not brings a road to a bold putting the new year holiday plans for thousands on the skids. and dozens of exotic animals die after a fire breaks out in a russian traveling circus the details are available at. the united states maybe a nation deep in debt but you would never guess it with stores ringing in the takings but it's the credit card firms who are making the killings with shoppers weighing heavily on the plastic. reverend billy a man with a mission to break the american addiction to shopping. truth. you should. stop. her. but styles and new must h

the sentence of course reflects the prosecution's wishes who did ask for fourteen years imprisonment the judge after revealing all the evidence and hearing witness statements believed the evidence presented to him was satisfactory enough to grant the prosecution's wishes however it has to be said that those fourteen years will not be starting from now because of course this is the second trial of that he's already serving time and this new. prison sentence will actually be. counted from the very beginning of clinical ski's first trial in two thousand and three so blows me holes with that and with luck the neighbors if it will be released and twenty seventeen to get those you saying this is the second trial. of the first arrested back in two thousand and three remind us if you would of the broader details of this case. and the neighbors if were both arrested in late two thousand and three when the first criminal trial against them began they were found guilty a charged in found guilty of tax evasion and fraud and sentenced to nine years in prison each that sentence was later reduced to

for the second time call for that and blood going to be different have been found guilty and the prosecution originally asked for fourteen years of prison time and those that time would start from the time that the first trial began which was in two thousand and three so if the judge does agree with the prosecution's wishes and give those two men fourteen years behind bars they will be released in twenty seventeen. his case has always stood outrage in the west briefly what's the reaction been this time. well ever since the political ski trial began many in the west claimed that it was a politicized case and it wasn't. basically it was basically pressurised by some people in the russian government to make sure that he stays in prison for as long as possible of course those claims have always been refuted by the russian prosecution who say that they've always done everything by the book and according to the law but in this latest conviction we already know that the united states has expressed concern saying that this isn't a very good. sign for russia and russia is the image in the west german

she says the prosecution raises serious questions about the rule of law in russia being overshadowed by politics. in reply, the russian foreign ministry said that there are statements that have been made in washington and in a number of eu capitals that attempt to exercise pressure on the court and are unacceptable. claims that justice in russia are selective are groundless. we expect that everybody will mind their own business. >> mikhail khordorkovsky is already serving an eight-year sentence for tax evasion, but they say that the prosecutions were only brought because of his involvement in opposition politics and his criticisms of vladimir putin. a few protesters were back at the court for the second day of the reading of the verdict. >> people were not allowed to pass by. they put up barriers for no reason. what happened here yesterday reminded me of the way the nazi police acted. they took people, some of them disabled. they were beaten and dragged along. this was real fascism. >> but despite the strong feelings of said the court, the concern about the verdict is far from univer

of course does not agree with the verdict they say that it actually repeats word by word what the prosecution has been saying the defense is also saying that they're ready to appeal the verdict in russia and if they're not going to succeed here they're ready to take this case to the european court and they're also planning to make a public appeal to the president of russia when the final sentence is announced meanwhile the judge saying that the prosecution has provided more than enough evidence and that everything was done by the book on of course will be following everything that is going on in that courtroom on tuesday and will continue reporting as the day goes on. the court for us thanks. to a mosque largest airports are working hard to send people on their way after thousands were stranded by bad weather frustrated passengers have reportedly been staging protests and even trying to break through passport control president ordering a complete investigation into the conduct of moscow's main airports. one of the capital's major terminals with more. this is how i want to be easiest tops look

marty masco well the defense does not agree with the verdict they claim that it repeats what the prosecution has been saying and they say. that they're planning to appeal the course decision and they're even ready to take this case outside of russia to be european court if they're not if they don't succeed here are they also planning to me. public appeal to the president of russia after the sentence is according to the judge everything was done by the book and the prosecution has managed to provide more than enough evidence of course we'll continue watching everything that happens in the courtroom on tuesday and we'll report on this case as the day goes on. and two of moscow's largest airports are working hard to san people on their way after thousands were stranded by bad weather i want terminal frustrated passengers have reportedly been staging protests and even trying to break through passport control while a lot of airport a major power outage caused a huge backlog it got to be under challenge is there fourteen. power is back on and flights are getting back on should you let them idea th

without the first amendment standing in the we've the prosecution and without other news organizations living in fear of the news organizations that pursue the traditional purpose of news and pursue the traditional mode of conduct of news gatherers and reporters would then not live in fear because wikileaks got prosecuted they are going to be prosecuted and therefore their actions wouldn't be chilled. that is the argument. so while i agree with mr. lalinde definitional distinction is difficult and can be dangerous, it's where we are right now and i think wikileaks, an argument can be made that wikileaks is exceptional enough of a situation that the line could be drawn without such damage to the first amendment. >> [inaudible] >> i would also compare this case to the pentagon papers case where the time spent a great deal of effort redacting the documents before it published them, which is not what is taking place here. this is a very different kind of enterprise, and of course in that case that was a prior restraint case and the supreme court ruled t

originally began so if the judge does give them those fourteen years that the prosecution asked for they will be released and twenty seventeen this of course is the latest step the latest twist in the very controversial saga. and the oil giant you cuz my colleague kovel looked at all closer at the man his life and his work. once russia's richest men he's now russia's most prominent prisoner coming to the end of it sentence for the biggest tax fraud in the country's history he and his partner. which charged to stealing two hundred and eighteen million tons of oil worth twenty seven billion u.s. dollars from a subsidiary company. the verdict has been announced. supporters say he didn't break any laws. or was to blame because he had a whole team very experienced lawyers who told who used to tell him. everything he did was within the law it was a blue wall of the law. loop. holes in them the former tycoon rose to great wealth thanks to one of the world's largest non-state oil companies you can see the company grew from the state selloff in the one nine hundred ninety s. when government asset

eight years in prison now the prosecution is asking for fourteen more years so we are still to find out exactly how many years will receive but the defense seems optimistic that the sentence. in the near future. because. the judge is reading out what the court considers to be the evidence against because. from the information we've got we understand that the court plans to finish reading the verdict this year it will go to with them. so still waiting for a final decision here this is a very controversial case. you have already been found guilty of stealing oil from so-called daughter companies this happened on monday they're also all guilty of embezzling billions of u.s. dollars all this is of course a denied by the defense like i said they're playing to appeal this verdict but this is truly a controversial case and for more on this here's this report prepared earlier by a colleague. once russia's richest man he's now russia's most prominent prisoner coming to the end of it a.t.'s sentence for the biggest tax fraud in the country's history he and his partner platon a belief which charge

well the defense does not agree with the verdict they claim that it repeats war what the prosecution has been saying and they say. only because lawyers say about their fighting to appeal the court's decision and they're even ready to take this case outside of russia to be a european court if they're not if they don't succeed here and they're also planning to make a public appeal to the president of russia after the sentence is according to the judge everything was done by the book and the prosecution has managed to provide more than enough evidence for some of you watching that will continue watch watching everything that happens in the courtroom on tuesday and will continue reporting on this case absolutely great thanks very much indeed for bringing us the gorgeous going off there. and the two of moscow's largest airports are working to send people on their way after thousands were stranded by bad weather at one hub frustrated passengers have reportedly been staging protests and even trying to break through passport control while a demonstratively airport a major power outage caused

the catch here of course is that the prosecution and the judge both said that that jail time will be counted starting with the a nischelle trial which began in two thousand and three so. each service six more years in prison getting out in twenty seventeen. and truong. they were initially arrested in two thousand and three if you will just take us back let's let's get some history on this remind me about the details of the case of two thousand and three. originally rory as he said with his former business colleagues. were detained in two thousand and three later. thousand and three when the first trial began they were found guilty of. tax fraud and embezzlement in two thousand and five and sentenced to nine years in prison each that sentence was later we do use to eight years and that term was almost one prosecutor's second charges against the two men this time concerning a theft of over twenty billion dollars worth of oil and a money laundering of the proceeds now the judge had found the evidence presented by the prosecutors sufficient enough to find the man guilty and sentence them

the author of the book but still like the prosecution and the public nature of the mike in light in japan even more than what the book did. so i'm hoping that you can describe what my kids banned by the outside observer to be the unforeseen consequences of the leaks through the book and if hypothetically the author of the american black chamber were to be tried criminally for disclosing intelligence information today what level do you think a prosecutor would be able to show in this case? i guess purposeful or malicious intent to aid in the bombing of pearl harbor would not be one of them. that would probably be a little too strong but what about perhaps a recklessness? i know it is difficult to show melissa's intent but yet the devastation it that was caused of pearl harbor and my last memory of the numbers in that war was 50 million dead was kind of the big deal, the whole war. and so in light of this do you think we should reconsider the elements of our espionage statutes? i have given you a complicated question there. tell us about l

and you know on the lower myself and i have you know some experience of working in the cup in the prosecution service and i worked with the police and our colleagues really should retrain and learn what they knew but the approach is it's very easy to put a person in prison and then for seemed to admit his guilt with before. but eventually when you take this case to court it falls apart in cord let's go back to democracy and i'm not just referring to public discussions we are now discussing by the way a new law on education when we can but what i refer to is a wider notion of democracy today democracy is not just representative democracy when you elect somebody to be in the parliament or to the local assembly . this is the fact that people have can express their opinion if you use electronic media but if you use the internet you know that often the more difficult for the public up piñon is formulated going on the internet in maybe a wrong way but it is war and beer and quite often people can speak their mind directly and i think to deal with each politician regardless of whether he's the presi

according to the prosecution have proven the prosecutors have proven that you. are guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil and have asked for fourteen years of prison time now thirty years will actually start counting up the time where. have begun serving their first sentences so since two thousand and three so those fourteen years will actually and in twenty seventeen where when if. and former colleagues are found guilty that is when they will be released of course the lawyers of the accused say that they will do everything and their power to contest a guilty verdict. should it be delivered and of are prepared to take it as far as the european courts if russian courts fail to support their belief of their client's innocent the prosecutors on the other hand say that they have more than enough evidence to prove their case and two can convince the court of the guilt of me and the lives of sentencing them to yet another prison term should of course nicholas that i can never to be found innocent they will both be eligible for release as soon as next year

that for the second time code for that and what that may be different have been found guilty and the prosecution originally asked for fourteen. years of prison time in those that time would start from the time that the first trial began which was in two thousand and three so if the judge does agree with the prosecution's wishes and will give those two men fourteen years behind bars they will be released in twenty seventeen in this latest going to fiction and we already know that the united states has expressed concern saying that this isn't a very good sign for russia and russia is the image in the west germany has also expressed concern stating that this is a step backward the guilty verdict in the post about what's the latest trial the russian foreign ministry of course saying that everything has been done according to the law by the law and that no one of the government has the right to interfere in russia's legal proceedings everything concerning the trials and tribulations of me. has been done in accordance with the law and by procedure. reporting now there is more reaction and analysis on

the basis of the prosecution case. they did secretly record these telephone conversations in the six months leading up to august of last year right across the victoria. the court has looked for approval to carry out these attacks. what was overwhelmingly apparent was the opposition to the involvement. the men in the conversations have talked about killing as many soldiers as possible at the army base and said they would fire their guns until they were killed themselves. they were sentenced early next year while the other men have been acquitted had released -- released from prison. >> the brain injury can leave many people are able to walk. a pair of robotic trousers help the patient who stand up and take steps. there already used in hospitals in japan. nothing stops them from smiling -- stops her from smiling, and ever since her stroke, she has been in a wheelchair. besides of robotics offers hope that she will be able to walk again. the moment she has been waiting for. even hall takes steps for the first time. >> i ca

the question. we turn to acting u.s. attorney who prosecuted brian david mitchell for the state of utah and the foreman of the jury who asked we not use his name. they both join us live from salt lake city. good morning to both of you. thank you so much for being with us. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> miss christianson, i'd like to begin with you. elizabeth smart's father, ed, said he never doubted there would be a guilty charge in this ordeal. did you, as the overseer of all this, ever doubt this is the way it would end? >> i was very confident of our trial team and i was very pleased with the evidence that was presented. but, i've been in this business long enough to know that there is never a slam-dunk with respect to a jury verdict. so, we were hopeful, we were confident, but we always knew there was a risk. >> and speaking of that risk, we're told that the jury spent five hours deliberating. as the jury foreman, can you tell us what happened and how consensus was reached there? >> well, i think after spending as many hours as we did

while the united states once prosecution, its ally australia criticizes american security. >> i have been consistent on my position about because of this entire matter, and it lies with the leaks of an unauthorized nature of this material by u.s. personnel. >> australia is offering full and consummate support for mr. assange and his family is quietly proud. >> i remember that. he was always very angry about people gang up on other people. >> in the next few hours, more diplomatic secrets will be revealed. bbc news. >> hackers supporting wikileaks have taken a kind of cyber revenge on financial institutions seen as colluding with the american government. they claim their operation payback crashed the mastercard said. mastercard, visa europe, and paypal stop -- stop taking donations to wikileaks. we have this. >> the battle surrounding julian assange grows more intense by the day. it is becoming more intense in cyberspace. at three major companies have ended their relationship with wikileaks. now supporters are hitting back. hackers say they brought down the website of mastercard. the c