Expert Conclusions

• Nos. 605 dated August 7, 2000, and 802 dated October 26, 2000, according to which the handwritten text of the appeal, executed on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," was written by A.V. Mylnikov;
  • Vol. 1, case files 2-6; 8-12.
• No. 56 dated March 20, 2002, according to which the printed text of the appeal, executed on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," was produced by inkjet printing on an inkjet printer;
  • Vol. 2, 36-38.
• 3/64 dated April 10, 2002, according to which A.V. Mylnikov cannot be excluded from the circle of persons who are possible authors of the "Appeal";
  • Vol. 2, case files 46-50.

The findings contained in the expert conclusions listed above confirm the testimony of witness A.E. Tumasyan regarding the circumstances of her production of printed copies of the "Appeal" on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," the authorship of A.V. Mylnikov, and his writing of the handwritten text of the "Appeal";

by the act of the V.P. Serbsky State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry No. 198/a stating that A.V. Mylnikov should currently be considered sane.

• Vol. 2 case files 40-44.

Physical Evidence

• A postal envelope addressed to the editorial office of "Novaya Gazeta" at the address: Moscow, Potapovsky Lane, Building 3, 101000;
  • Vol. 2, case files 51, 55.

According to the testimony of witness S.M. Sokolov, the printed text of the "Appeal," executed on behalf of the so-called "Volunteers of Russia," arrived at the editorial office of this mass media outlet in this envelope; and according to the testimony of witness A.E. Tumasyan, it was this specific envelope that she received from A.V. Mylnikov and then returned to him with the address written at her request by an unknown teenager and the text of the "Appeal" printed by her.

• A sheet of paper with handwritten text, executed in black dye, beginning with the words: "Appeal. Investigative and judicial authorities..." and ending with the words: "...Volunteers of Russia," which states that "investigative and judicial authorities have turned to arbitrariness," "in the Ostankino Court, judge Matveev arrested a citizen of Russia, Natalya Viktorovna Zander," in