Litvinov A.Yu.: “Subsequently, as I understand it, this is my personal opinion, that both Rykov and Yurin (former vice-mayors of Sochi) liked the impact on the courts, that in principle the courts obeyed their will very well and subsequently such control the lists could absolutely easily be used for personal interests.”
Litvinov A.Yu.: “Where did this system originally come from? It was during the preparation for the Olympic Games that cases actually arose that required some urgent action to resettle people caught up in the zone of resettlement and construction of Olympic facilities, and there were control cases, there were instructions from the Government, and in such cases they actually went to the courts, provided these lists, referring to the fact that this is the control of the Government.”
Litvinov A.Yu.: “Rykov and Yurin kicked open the doors to the district courts of Sochi, those district courts overwhelmingly supported the administration’s position.”
Litvinov A.Yu.: “And I was directly in court once, there was an assistant judge nearby, who was just called by Rykov or Yurin, and the court employee received this list by email, opened it, listened to everything. Yes, okay. Eat. I (inaudible) work in court to this person, how can you say “there is” to municipal officials, how do you respect yourself for a start”
(testimony of Litvinov A.Yu. at the court hearing of the Khamovnichesky Court of the city of Moscow dated April 23, 2021 in case No. 01-0010/2022)
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