The court closed part of the trial against Berkovich and Petriychuk. The prosecutor had previously requested this.
The reason is the prosecutor Catherine Denisova She wants to provide documents about threats to the participants in the trial, a NeMoskva source reports from the courtroom of the Western Second Regional Military Court. The court hearing in the case of the director continues there today. Eugene Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk.
The judge read out 14 pages of documents presented by the prosecutor. The same documents were also read out at the lawyer's request. Ksenia Karpinskaya — provided to the defenders.
"Ksenia Karpinskaya says that from what they've read, there's no apparent direct threat. These words are being shouted from the stands at football matches," a source from NeMoskva reports. “And the prosecutor’s motion is aimed at limiting the adversarial nature of the parties.”
In turn, Ksenia Karpinskaya asked for permission for the defense's lawyers to begin presenting evidence. Berkovich supported the lawyers' position: "Everyone understands perfectly well why this is being done. If you're not ashamed, then you're not ashamed."
After the judge decided to close the trial, those present in the corridor began shouting "Shame on the court!"