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epa02164524 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a conference about assistance for developing of the civil society of Russia in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 19 May 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev knows about the open letter of former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky to Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev, presidential press secretary Natalia Timakova said on Tuesday. Khodorkovsky said he started a hunger strike in protest against the extended period of custody. In his opinion, this decision disagrees with the law, which banned custody of economic crime suspects without sufficient reasons.  EPA/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL