Ernst Cherniy:“ I am in some doubt whether the jurors, in this complicated
case, will vote unanimously“.
Yelena Yevmenova: „The jurors were not confronted with the most essential
question of all – the question regarding the observance of secrecy of the
passed on information. This is a decision of the court decided by nobody else
but the judge“.
Alexey Babiy: „When estimating the Danilov case, we must not forget to
consider the background and general situation we can presently find everywhere
in the country. Just to give two examples: the proposition of the Public
Prosecutor Ustinov about the introduction of a ChSIR institute (university for
family members of traitors of the fatherland; translator’s note) and the idea
of reducing the time to carry out legal proceedings. This means a return of the
legal system to how it was practised in the 1930s“.
Vladimir Vedenkov: „The opinion of the Nobel prize-winners, who are
specialists in this field, for some reason or other seem to remain unnoticed by
the court“.
Photos taken by Ilya Naymushin (Reuters).
Text by Alexey Babiy
