It's striking that this happened on the anniversary of Kafka, who wrote the famous "The Trial," the book everyone invokes when talking about absurd legal proceedings—obviously insane and contrary to common sense, yet unavoidable.
I have said many times already that the key moment in the "trial" in the Kirovles case will be our demand for an economic and financial expert review. More details here: http://navalny.livejournal.com/724796.html And here: http://navalny.livejournal.com/782706.html And here: http://navalny.livejournal.com/761578.html And here: http://navalny.livejournal.com/738904.html And here: http://navalny.livejournal.com/707461.html All these absurd claims of "stealing timber," "gratuitous deliveries," and so on are not supported by a single document. Literally. This is pure fabrication by Bastrykin the spy and his loyal Bastrykinites. There is no exaggeration here. That is exactly how it is.
The claims that the "prices were below market" are based solely on the oral statements of Kirovles director Opalev, whom I fired from his post, who should have been criminally prosecuted at my request, and who remained free only because he gave false testimony against me. All this nonsense written in the indictment would have been demolished by a basic economic review: who bought what, at what price, and whether the money was actually paid. The review would immediately have shown that the prices were market prices, that the goods were purchased rather than stolen, and that during that same period the crooks at Kirovles were selling similar products to other buyers at even lower prices. Judge Blinov understood this perfectly well, and today, when the procedural moment had finally come to demand an expert review, he denied our request. As if everything were already clear. Well, yes, in a way it is all clear. Our "trial" can be wrapped up. The flash drive with the text of the verdict has already been sent from Moscow to Kirov.