Russian appeals court upheld a multibillion-dollar theft and money laundering conviction against former Yukos oil company chief Khodorkovsky on Tuesday and reduced his sentence by one year.

本周二，上诉法庭维持对前俄罗斯尤科斯石油公司总裁霍多尔科夫斯基盗窃数十亿美元和洗钱的定罪，将其刑期减少一年。

Any person who commits theft or deception shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 10 years.

任何触犯盗窃罪的人士，循公诉程序定罪后，可判监10年。