Court Proceedings Transcript

Motion by Lawyer Chernousov

Chernousov: I ask the court to examine as additional witnesses:
* German Elena Anatolyevna - the daughter of Mylnikov regarding characterizing data.
* Dmitry Yuryevich Mayorov, an employee of the publishing house "Zolotye Stranitsy" for a character reference.
* Ananyev Pavel Igorevich for a character reference.

Also, I ask the court to summon to court the Senior Operations Officer for Especially Important Cases, Vladimir Mikhailovich Kirienkov, whom Mylnikov approached in September 1999 after he received information about the explosions in Moscow.

The stated motion is supported.

Responses

Defendant Mylnikov: I support it.

Representative of the state prosecution Zaraev: I believe it is possible to question them as witnesses for character references; as far as Kirienkov is concerned, there are no grounds for his summons to court, since the lawyer stated the reasons for his questioning as being related to the case.

Representative of the state prosecution Semenenko: I do not object to the questioning of witnesses for character references, I object to summoning Kirienkov since the circumstances about which the questioning of this witness is requested do not relate to the case.

Court Ruling

The court, consulting on the spot, ruled:
* To grant the motion of lawyer Chernousov regarding the questioning of additional witnesses for the character reference of Mylnikov.
* To deny the summons of witness Kirienkov, as the questioning goes beyond the scope of evidence in the present case.

Further Statements by Lawyer Chernousov

Lawyer Chernousov: I believe that the refusal to summon witness Kirienkov, which was also denied during the preliminary investigation, testifies to a biased consideration of this criminal case.

Lawyer Chernousov: I suggest starting the questioning with witness German E.A., then witnesses Mayorov D.Y. and Ananyev P.I.

EXAMINATION OF ADDITIONAL WITNESS GERMAN E.A.

German Elena Anatolyevna, residing at the address: Moscow, Shvernika St. [house ...], dormitory, but in fact I reside at the address: 60-letiya Oktyabrya Ave. together with my father. Pavel Fedorovich [surname illegible] is registered at this address. I am a full-time student at MSU, I do not work, no prior convictions.

Warned of criminal liability under Articles 307, 308 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Rights under Article 56 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation explained. I do not require the services of a lawyer.
Defendant Mylnikov is my father. I wish to give testimony.