 Ivlev had refused to give (false) incriminating evidence against his clients.On 15 February 2005 the Moscow City Court overruled the Basmanny District Court in favour of Ivlev, but that same court upheld a Basmanny District Court arrest warrant in December 2005.Having witnessed the conduct of the case against Yukos so far, Ivlev remained in New York for his own safety.