The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a letter to President Putin of Russia. ICJ expresses its concern at the reported harassment and potential disbarment of Ms. Olga Georgievna Artyukhova, defence attorney for Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovskiy and the reported harassment of Evgeny Baru, defence attorney for Mr. Platon Lebedev. According to the ICJ the harassment of these two lawyers and the potential disbarment of Ms. Artyukhova are a violation of international standards on the role of lawyers.