Berezovsky trial postponed for two weeks

A preliminary hearing was held today in the trial in absentia of Kremlin foe Boris Berezovsky on charges that he embezzled millions of pounds from Russian national airline Aeroflot.

A court-appointed attorney for the tycoon, who has ordered his own lawyers not to take part in what he calls a politically motivated farce, won a two-week postponement he said he badly needs to read the voluminous case materials, Russian news agencies reported.