Berlin: At an emotional press conference barely two days after he was freed from a Russian jail, Mikhail Khodorkovsky vowed Sunday to do all he can to ensure the release of other political prisoners in Russia.
The former oil tycoon spent 10 years in jail on what the West considers trumped-up political charges by President Vladimir Putin's government.
He was pardoned on Friday and flew to Berlin, where he held a tumultuous news conference Sunday.
The 50-year-old said he shouldn't be viewed as a symbol that there are no more political prisoners in Russia and said he would do “all I can do” to ensure the release of others.
“The time that is left for me is time I would like to devote to the activity to paying back the debts to the people ...and by that I mean the people who are still in prison,” he said.
However Khodorkovsky said he would not be “involved in the struggle for power” in Russia.
