The oil magnate , who backed an opposition party , had been in prison since 2003 and was convicted in 2005 of tax evasion and fraud . U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urges reforms in Russian judicial system . President Putin thanks his family and supporters in statement . President Vladimir Putin issues a decree pardoning Putin . The former oil magnate and Kremlin official had been in prison since 2003 .
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urges reforms in Russian judicial system . President Putin thanks his family and supporters in statement . President Vladimir Putin issues a decree pardoning Putin . The former oil magnate and Kremlin official had been in prison since 2003 .