Interfax : Court cancels reprimand imposed on Khodorkovsky

CHITA. Feb 9 (Interfax) - The Krasnokamensk City Court in the Chita region on Thursday canceled a reprimand imposed on ex-Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky by the administration of the penal colony where he is serving his term.

Krasnokamensk City Court Chairman Larisa Zhukova told Interfax that the court agreed with Khodorkovsky's lawyer, Natalya Terekhova, that he was punished groundlessly.

Khodorkovsky was officially reprimanded by the colony administration for abandoning his workplace without permission. However, the lawyer proved in court that her client in fact did not leave the working area.