Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Moscow court banned Zamoskvoretskiy reporters cited witnesses in the case of a 26-year wrestlers Rasul Mirzaev

Moscow court banned Zamoskvoretskiy reporters cited witnesses in the case of a 26-year wrestlers Rasul Mirzaev, after which the strike in August 2011 killed 19-year-old student, Ivan Agafonov. The court explained that, otherwise, witnesses may have sounded familiar with the readings and modify your own. However, the prohibition on indirect quotation no.
"Witnesses have not spoke in court, can read the testimony has questioned the process and people change them. Therefore, we do not allow journalists to publish direct quotes questioned, "- explained the spokesman of the court of Moscow Zamoskvoreche Eugene Pazukhin. She stressed that, however, permitted to give testimony of witnesses in indirect speech, reported the rape.
The Court will monitor media coverage of the process, and journalists who violate the ban will not be allowed in the courtroom. The representative of the Russian government in the higher courts, Mikhail Barshchevsky confirmed that in future such violations may lead to even cancellation of the sentence. Testimony of all witnesses is allowed to be published after the time of their interrogation.
As reported previously to RBC daily, in August 2011 in Moscow at the night club "Garage" Master of Sports, Champion of Russia and the World Sambo martial arts and sports complex Rasul Mirzaev hit in the face of 19-year-old student of Ivan Agafonov, and he died after hitting his head on the asphalt. Against a native of Dagestan was first criminal case under Art. 111 of the Criminal Code ("Deliberate infliction of grievous bodily harm, resulting in the death of the victim"). Mirzaev faces up to 15 years imprisonment.

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