Abstracting from the meaning of the accusation, without trying to dispute its validity or lack thereof, I will only note a classic example of formalism when choosing a preventive measure for a deeply ill person.
It is obvious that at the time of his arrest, the court was shown the history of his illness; the defense and, most likely, the attending physicians called by her (after all, the patient was taken from the hospital) definitely spoke about it! But, as has happened hundreds of times in similar, egregious situations, no one heeded the voice of reason…
In fact, we are talking about deliberately causing death under the guise “negligence” (despite the fact that Article 293 of the Criminal Code does not contain intent to murder, there is a legal oxymoron here!).
At least, this is exactly the kind of criminal case I would initiate (with further reclassification to the 105th) in order to reward my overly “coldly reasonable” colleagues in the legal department. Because you can’t work like that cannibalically, you can’t!
The public interest here is clearly higher than the “honor of the uniform.” Bastrykin simply must react in his tough style!
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This is how the family of the cancer-stricken scientist Dmitry Kolker was informed of his death after being placed in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center.
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