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Moscow Court Orders Khodorkovsky-Founded Lyceum Transferred to the State

The ruling follows a prosecutor's lawsuit alleging offshore control of the school with funding tied to Khodorkovsky.

Overview

  • The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow granted the Prosecutor General's claim and ordered the Podmoskovny boarding lyceum's assets turned over to the Russian state, with the decision taking effect immediately.
  • Court materials list 86 hectares of land plus 5 residential and 40 nonresidential buildings in the Odintsovo district, with a combined cadastral value of about 1.25 billion rubles.
  • The suit names Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as defendants alongside offshore entities Jensen Cort Ltd and Dayspring Group registered in the British Virgin Islands.
  • Prosecutors assert in the lawsuit that the school is financed through the Khodorkovsky Foundation and the company Parringrouv, and they describe the curriculum as politically charged; these points reflect the filing's allegations.
  • Before the ruling, the court had imposed a protective seizure on the lyceum's movable and immovable property, following enforcement proceedings opened on October 8.