Platon Lebedev (2nd R), jailed business partner of Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is escorted after hearing the verdict during a court session to consider a request for parole in Velsk in Arkhangelsk Region July 27, 2011. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The former business partner of Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be released from prison on Friday under a ruling by Russia's Supreme Court that reduced his sentence.
Platon Lebedev is the latest high-profile prisoner to be freed in Russia as President Vladimir Putin tries to soften criticism of his record on human rights and democracy before next month's Winter Olympics on Sochi.
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