Navalny's trial. Day nine

In the Leninsky Court of Kirov - another day of hearings in the Kirovles case. Regional Governor Nikita Belykh gave his testimony. The next meeting will take place in a week. May 29. PublicPost will continue to broadcast the trial.

16:21 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

The defense will not have time to speak today. “Due to the late hour,” Judge Blinov announces a break until 9 a.m. on May 29.

16:14 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

The prosecutor reads out a list of telephone connections: how many incoming, how many outgoing, call time, how many SMS sent, how many received. Month after month.

16:04 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Blinov grants the prosecution's request.

The prosecutor begins to read out the materials: details of telephone conversations with Ofitserov.

Photo: Maria Eismont

Judge: “This evidence may be inadmissible, but we will not be able to prove it in a court hearing. If it is inadmissible, then it cannot form the basis of a verdict, but we can examine it in a court session.”

15:53 ​​Maria Eismont/PublicPost

The defense declares that it is inadmissible to examine in court evidence obtained as a result of operational investigative activities. The results of the operational investigation should have been presented exclusively in the form of a report on the discovery of signs of a crime, while the case contains a “report on establishing the circumstances of the crime committed” - the requirements of the instructions were violated.

15:48 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Davydov’s lawyer explains at the trial that the results of the operational investigation should be sent to the investigative bodies, and should have been presented to the court exclusively in the form of a report or message about the results. She recalls that she asked that the documents in support of the operational search be declared inadmissible, and the court refused.

15:42 PublicPost

Alexei Navalny's defense filed a motion to exclude evidence.

15:39 PublicPost

The prosecutor reads: “As a result of wiretapping, information was obtained that Navalny, through deception, convinced Opalev to sign a deliberately unfavorable agreement with the VLK, the head of which was Ofitserov.”

15:22 PublicPost

The court is considering the investigator's order to conduct operational investigations "aimed at establishing the circumstances of the crime." Among the evidence: a CD-R disk with two files, two more CD-Rs with one file. And the 4th disk with the file "Kirovles". The files contain connections of subscribers (defendants).

15:21 Anna Veduta@Anna_Veduta

Repeated motion by the defense to declare the evidence inadmissible.

15:11 PublicPost

The break is over. The prosecutor is going to read the 12th volume of the case.

15:06 PublicPost

Alexei Navalny writes in his LiveJournal blog that activists measured and counted potholes on Kirov roads: “Today evening we will submit at least a hundred formal complaints to the traffic police and the city administration demanding that the violations be eliminated within the established five-day period.”

Deputy of the City Duma of Yekaterinburg Volkov. Photo: Maria Eismont

14:59 PublicPost

The court announced a break of 10 minutes. We finished reading volume 11 before the break.

14:48 PublicPost

The contracts for the supply of timber between Krasny Yakor and VLK are read.

14:37 PublicPost

Alexey Navalny writes on his Twitter: When will LiveJournal start working normally? I wrote such a wonderful post while the prosecutor was soothingly reading. :(

14:20 PublicPost

In the annexes that the prosecutor reads out: the assortment (for example: pine poles), the procedure for paying for the goods, delivery times, and more.

14:10 PublicPost

The prosecutor reads aloud the contract with the counterparties.

14:08 Maxim Katz@max_katz

In court, for two hours now they have been reading the VLK payment slips for the forest and the agreement on the basis of which it was purchased from Kirovles. Meanwhile they prove theft.

14:05 PublicPost

We remind you that there are 30 volumes in Navalny’s case.

14:00 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

“Would it really be great if Navalny wore such a badge?” says Sergei Parkhomenko, trying to attach a badge to his jacket that says “A case against Navalny is a case against me.” “That would be the honest truth!”

According to activists distributing propaganda materials near the court, the badges are doing particularly well. There are almost none left.

Photo: Maria Eismont

13:54 PublicPost

We moved on to volume 10 of the case. It contains invoices, invoices and contracts with counterparties.

13:53 Andrey Kozenko @akozenko

“Some people in court are watching The Big Bang Theory from an iPad, Barabanov and I are thinking of throwing paper airplanes at Navalny,” writes Andrei Kozenko, who is present in the courtroom.

13:42 PublicPost

Continue reading volume 9 of the case. It contains attachments to the protocol, financial documents, invoices and invoices.

13:30 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

As his supporters told Navalny, they are demanding a fine of 3 to 5 thousand rubles for writing “Putin is the thief” in chalk on the asphalt.

Photo: Maria Eismont

13:23 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

The investigation into the criminal case continues. The prosecutor reads out the annex to the inspection report.

12:20 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

"Does anyone mind a break?"

Nobody minds. Break until 13:20.

12:16 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

Nothing has changed: the prosecutor reads out the numbers and amounts of VLK payments.

11:50 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

The prosecutor shortens the text of the bills as best he can: “Payment order dated June 5, 2010...”

Photo: Maria Eismont

11:47 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

The young prosecutor got tired of reading and handed over the list of payments to the senior prosecutor for reading. The judge, prosecutors and bailiffs are the only ones present in the room who cannot occupy themselves with social networks and reading news through mobile devices.

Photo: Maria Eismont

11:38 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Ofitserov’s lawyer asks that the payments be disclosed immediately with the amounts so that there is no re-examination of the evidence. The prosecutor agrees.

11:32 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

While prosecutors continue to announce lists of case materials, we invite you to watch several videos from the break.

At this point, Governor Nikita Belykh gives a mini-interview before leaving the court.

And here Alexey Navalny talks to journalists in the court corridor.

11:24 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

The reading of the numbers of payment slips, invoices and delivery notes dated May 2009 continues.

11:14 Alexey Navalny

A representative of the Kirov city administration came to our picket and said in all seriousness that it is forbidden to draw with chalk on the asphalt. In reality, on every road in the city of Kirov there are huge potholes every ten meters. And they came to fight with a chalk inscription on the asphalt.

11:11 Leonid Volkov, deputy of the Yekaterinburg City Duma

Every line the prosecutor reads raises one question in me: “So what???” Something like this: “Payment from Romashka LLC for 123 rubles!” - “And what???”

11:09 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

A representative of the Investigative Committee, Andrei Vasilkov, is present at the hearing today. He hasn't been here since the first meetings. Today I came, probably to listen to the governor.

Photo: Maria Eismont

10:55 Roman Pereverzev, civil activist

A representative of the district administration, Shagalov, came. Informs that drawing with crayons on tiles is an offense. It looks like the tile with the inscription Putin is a thief will be confiscated after all.

10:46 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

An endless list of numbers, digits, amounts, rubles and kopecks is read out, completely imperceptible to the ear.

10:41 Leonid Volkov, deputy of the Yekaterinburg City Duma

Now the prosecutors will continue to announce the case - as I understand it, this will be a drag for the whole day. All hope is for 18+ content.

10:38 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

The break is over. Prosecutors began reading out the materials of the criminal case. Inspection protocols from the eighth volume, bank account statements, and payment orders are read out.

10:26 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Volkov and Katz say that they did not know that Belykh would be there on that day. Volkov has a case on his iPhone with a drawing of Navalny.

Photo: Maria Eismont

In the corridor, a journalist approached Ofitserov and asked a question that began with the words: “Many people think that you will go to jail...” After Ofitserov asked to ask the next question immediately, she asked how long he was thinking of going to jail. He forwarded it to the Investigative Committee - they know better.

10:24 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

Navalny: “Do you have any information, did I talk about gifts from the VLK?”

Belykh: “No, I don’t even know who could tell me about this.”

The governor is released. Blinov announces a ten-minute break.

10:15 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Navalny: “Do you confirm that I demanded an audit of one of the Big Four campaigns?”

Belykh: “Yes, but such an audit was not carried out due to a number of organizational problems. Since formally one audit had already been carried out, and although at the meeting it was recognized as superficial and unfinished, but in order to conduct another audit...”

Navalny: “Was my demand to conduct an independent audit the cause of a conflict situation between me and KOGUP Kirovles?”

Belykh: “The fact that there was a conflict between you and the department of state property is yes. I don’t have much information about your relationship with KOGUP Kirovles, the only meeting on Kirovles that we both attended was the one about which I already mentioned."

10:09 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Navalny: “Did you and I have the opportunity to communicate in an informal setting?”

Belykh: “It certainly was.”

Navalny: “Have I ever approached you with a proposal that all sales of Kirovles should be carried out through one company?”

Belykh: “No. I think you understood perfectly well that it was pointless to contact me with such questions.”

10:06 Anna Veduta, press secretary of Alexei Navalny

The bailiff listens to Belykh with such an interested face and nods so understandingly.

Belykh: “If an entrepreneur expresses a desire to work in the region, then a representative of the regional government should provide assistance. Stimulating entrepreneurship within the framework of market relations is a positive point. I heard about the existence of a certain document forcing KOGUP to carry out all sales through VLK only from media material on this case, Navalny expressed an initiative on the need to centralize sales at KOGUP Kirovles.

09:59 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Navalny asks Belykh about his status.

Belykh: “The possibilities of changing your status were discussed, but it did not formally change - you remained an adviser on a voluntary basis.”

Navalny: “Was I some kind of special adviser?”

Belykh: “Alas and ah, Navalny was just an adviser on a voluntary basis.”

Navalny: “Do I understand correctly that there were four such advisers?”

Belykh: “Yes. The difference between Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny and others was that he spent more of his time in Kirov than others.”

"But because of the posts, which have wide popularity in famous circles, your status was actively discussed by famous bloggers." People in the hall are smiling.

Photo: Maria Eismont

09:58 Leonid Volkov, deputy of the Yekaterinburg City Duma

Belykh and Navalny switched to the format of an absolutely touching friendly sparring match - it’s incredibly wild that it’s happening in court. Well, that is, everything really looks like they should have a drink, go to the bathhouse, express everything, fight, have another drink and make peace, something like that.

09:49 Sergey Parkhomenko, journalist

Judge: "Could you clarify the question for the witness..."

Navalny: “I’ll try now.”

Witness Belykh: “No, I understand what he’s asking... uh...”

Navalny: “I call myself “defendant Navalny.”

Witness Belykh: “Well, yes. Defendant Navalny...”

09:44 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Navalny asks Belykh whether the government has considered the idea of ​​forgiving the debt to Kirovles for rent payments to the budget - this is exactly what Opalev was talking about, claiming that Navalny allegedly promised to help him with this, and he believed that the governor’s assistant on a voluntary basis could solve the problem with debts.

Belykh: “In 2009, the budget of the Kirov region was adjusted downward 7 times. It is clear that in this situation, talking about allocating several million to Kirovles to help with rent arrears is a crazy idea.”

Photo: Maria Eismont

Navalny asks the governor to clarify the nature of the rent arrears.

Belykh: “This is a mandatory payment to the budget. Part goes to the federal budget, part to the regional budget. There is no mechanism for downward revision of these revenues.”

Navalny: “Tell me, within the scope of my powers, could I change or cancel the rent?”

Belykh: “No, of course.”

Navalny: “Within your powers, could you change the rent?”

Belykh: "No."

09:41 Leonid Volkov, deputy of the Yekaterinburg City Duma

Belykh clearly and understandably explains that by the summer of 2009, Kirovles was de facto bankrupt, and nothing could help it (as well as hinder it).

09:39 Anna Veduta, press secretary of Alexei Navalny

Belykh: “The volume of KOGUP’s debts continued to grow, and the termination of these lease agreements would have turned the enterprise into an ordinary enterprise, depriving it of state status. There was no miraculous way out of this situation, only if world prices for forest products increased 4-5 times, so reorganization was necessary. The need to reorganize and change the scheme of work of KOGUP was recognized by all experts; this was not a revelation from Navalny. The solution to the situation was seen by the leadership of KOGUP to increase subsidies to cover losses or forgive debts. This was absolutely impossible. The problem associated with sales was identified not only by KOGUP. and the Forestry Department. This was the reason for my trip to Solikamsk."

09:31 Anna Veduta, press secretary of Alexei Navalny

Belykh: “The termination of relations between KOGUP and VLK was based not on the fact that it was unprofitable, but because his daughter worked there.”

09:27 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Belykh about why, after the dismissal of Opalev, he returned him to the place of head of Kirovles: “The leadership of the forestry enterprises is specific, you need to speak the same language with them, Opalev was one of those who could talk to them.”

Photo: RAPSI

“I made a decision, which I consider erroneous, to reinstate Opalev at work. Subsequently, Vyacheslav Nikolaevich himself wrote a letter of resignation. And then the administration sent statements to law enforcement agencies with a request to conduct an inspection and initiate criminal cases for those violations that were brought by Opalev."

09:25 Leonid Volkov, deputy of the Yekaterinburg City Duma

Another witness for the prosecution - this time it’s @NikitaBelyh - fully confirms the defense’s position. (What will the defense witnesses say?)

09:21 Anna Veduta, press secretary of Alexei Navalny

Nikita Yuryevich speaks clearly, coherently, loudly and remembers EVERYTHING. A gift, not a witness. The Kirov amnesia epidemic did not affect him.

09:18 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Belykh: “Peter Ofitserov was mostly silent at the meeting. One of the main complaints about the audit report was that it was largely devoted to the relationship between Kirovles and VLK, and not to the financial condition in which Kirovles was.”

09:16 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Prosecutor: “Was there an audit?”

Belykh: “I know about one audit, following which a meeting was held with Ofitserov’s participation. The conclusion was provided by the Vyatkaaudit company. The quality of the audit was criticized; in my opinion, it was done incorrectly, so at the end of the meeting it was accepted there are only two decisions: Opalev’s removal from office and the termination of agreements between Kirovles and VLK.

Photo: RAPSI

09:12 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Prosecutor: “Did Navalny have the right to demand documents?”

Belykh: “He could ask, and they could provide them to him, but there was no obligation to provide him with documents.”

09:06 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

Belykh: “Navalny was an advisor on a voluntary basis, was not a civil servant, did not receive a salary, and did not have any special powers. As an advisor on a voluntary basis, he had the right to participate in commission meetings and meetings.”

Prosecutor: “What were the powers of Navalny’s adviser in 2009?”

Belykh: “The adviser had the authority to give advice.”

09:04 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

Belykh has arrived. Judge Blinov read him his rights, and then prosecutors began asking questions. He talks about Kirovles: a large forest user, there were both private and government contracts. In 2009, the activities of KOGUP were rather unprofitable.

Photo: RAPSI

09:02 Maria Eismont/PublicPost

The courtroom is crowded today, among those who came are journalist Sergei Parkhomenko, municipal deputy Maxim Kats and Yekaterinburg City Duma deputy Leonid Volkov.

Photo: Maria Eismont

08:59 Daniil Kolomiychuk/PublicPost

The meeting has begun. Everyone is expecting that the governor of the Kirov region, Nikita Belykh, will come to court today.

08:59 Sergey Parkhomenko, journalist

We arrived in Kirov. Katz joined the picketers outside the court. It looks especially impressive against the backdrop of Pekhtin.

08:56 Nikolai Lyaskin, head of the Moscow branch of the People's Alliance party

Today Kirov learns about Pekhtin and Turchak.

According to investigators, Alexey Navalny, a member of the opposition Coordination Council, blogger, creator of the RosPil and RosZhKH projects, organized the theft of timber in 2009, when he was an adviser to the governor of the Kirov region. Together with the director of Vyatka Forestry Company LLC, Pyotr Ofitserov , and the general director of KOGUP Kirovles, Vyacheslav Opalev, he stole 10 thousand cubic meters of forest products from May to September 2009, the Investigative Committee says. As a result, the Kirov region missed more than 16 million rubles from the budget.

Navalny was accused of organizing a large embezzlement of someone else's property (Article 33, Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), Ofitserov - of complicity (Article 33, Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Vyacheslav Opalev admitted guilt and decided to make a deal with the investigation, so his criminal case was investigated separately. As a result, the court found the general director of Kirovles guilty, and the whole process is based on his confession.