Transcript Excerpts

• It is interesting how this appeal appeared in the "General Newspaper", I did not send it there.
• They took samples for handwriting analysis, perhaps wrote this appeal. I don't remember writing this at all.
• No such appeal at Zander's apartment in the presence of Tumasyan.
• I wrote under the dictation of FSB officers.
• Tumasyan's testimony about duplicating the text of the appeal on did not give. I did not buy postage envelopes for her.
• That Tumasyan is 100% slandering me. All her testimony, that in are different. Tumasyan's motive for slandering me is that she did not come out dissatisfaction with her own ambitions and her being in drug addiction.
• Knew who the "Volunteers of Russia" were.
• I [deny] my guilt in involving a minor in a criminal [activity].
• I did not know Tumasyan's age, she told me that she was studying in second year. I asked her if she had finished school, she said.
• The charge under Art. 150 of the Criminal Code is absurd. I did not [commit] any committed, and did not involve anyone.

The presiding judge suggests the lawyer ask questions to the defendant.

[Question] of lawyer Chernousov to the defendant: What were your relations with Tumasyan like?

• Our relations were constantly uneven. I don't like it when on this occasion I constantly had clashes, she [drugs] and anasha [hashish]. I determined this from my past, as I saw, consumed anasha.

[Question] of lawyer Chernousov to the defendant: When you communicated with [her, did you help] her and did you fight to keep her from smoking drugs?

• Yes, I took drugs away from her, we dealt with the Caucasians the authorities found drugs on them.

[Question] of lawyer Chernousov to the defendant: After meeting Tumasyan [were you] with Zander?

• Yes, Tumasyan told me that measures needed to be taken, [to] Zander, suggested I write a letter with threats, to which I it will all end sadly.

[Question] of lawyer Chernousov to the defendant: When was the first time [FS]B [officers] detained you?

• It was immediately, three or 4 detentions in different places, it was [year].

[Question] of lawyer Chernousov to the defendant: On what occasion were you