Russian prison service says Khodorkovsky on way to Germany

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky left Russia for Germany after his release from prison on Friday following a presidential pardon, the Russian federal prison service said. The prison service said on its website that Khodorkovsky had requested documents enabling him to leave the country and left on a flight for Germany. The German foreign office said it could not comment immediately. (Additional reporting by Sabine Siebold in Berlin; Writing by Steve Gutterman, Editing by Timothy Heritage)