Another attack on the jury?

On March 22, 2004, Novye Izvestiya published an article by Ernst Cherny, "A Case of Special Importance", dedicated to the resumption of the trial in the case of Igor Sutyagin, accused of espionage. The author, insisting on the innocence of the defendant, is outraged by the transfer of the case to the category of the highest degree of secrecy - "of particular importance." “Obviously, this propaganda move is aimed primarily at jurors who are not familiar with the “production” process of the special services for preparing “spy” cases. "of particular importance", then there is something here .

In our opinion, in this way the author, unwittingly, again casts doubt on the need for jury trials. This is a kind of "attack from the other side": the secret services claim that the jury is not able to understand the degree of secrecy, and their opponents - that the jury will believe the labeling of the case.

Sources

• Black Ernst. A matter of special importance. A high-profile "spy" process is underway in the capital // New news. 2004. March 22.