"Misha did not cut anyone off"

In the court in the case of Efremov, the actor's friends spoke. And the expert suggested that hackers and "energy anomalies" could provoke an accident

On August 19, the Presnensky District Court continued the consideration of the case of Mikhail Efremov. The actor is accused of the fact that in early June he got drunk and provoked an accident on a garden ring, in which 57-year-old courier Sergei Zakharov died. The meeting was performed by the actor’s friends, as well as an expert on transport, who stated that hackers and “energy holes” could provoke an accident. The process was observed by the special corner of the "Medusa" Christina Safonova.

"He had an accident not because he drank from his youth"

- This is a very versatile person, a gifted person, efficient, believer. I would say impulsive. Both in a bad and in a good way ... I believe that he is a very good person, - describes Mikhail Efremov in court his friend, actor Nikita Vysotsky, who was a witness in the case.

In prove his words, Vysotsky begins to list: Efremov helped charitable funds, found work for the actors of the closed theater and paid for the operation to a woman with cancer. “He helped a huge number of people. They don’t write about this on the Internet, ”says Vysotsky. And he adds that he is “in horror” from how the media illuminate the process.

“[Now in the media] Mikhail looks like a immoral, bad, almost a recidivist in such matters. There is an image of a person who should not only be condemned, but condemned as much as possible, ”says Vysotsky. And he asks the court to take into account when making a sentence not only the circumstances of the accident, but also the personality of the defendant.

“He refuses to [plead guilty], because he does not remember. And not because he is trying to escape from responsibility, ”the actor is sure. Vysotsky himself was at the scene of the accident more than an hour after the incident - and could not say anything significant about it.

- When the incident happened, were you invited to gather and help the victims with my participation? - the lawyer Efremova Pashayev addresses the witness.

- [We gathered], even when Sergey Zakharov was alive. And we prayed for him to be alive, ”says the actor. - Then we wanted to help the funeral. And Misha wanted this too.

He explains that Efremov’s friends are still ready to help the victims: “I know that this remains the desire of Michael-to help people who were in such a terrible situation due to what happened.”

“You said that Mikhail Efremov would like to help [the victims] ... - Alexander Dobrovinsky begins the lawyer of the victims.

“I said that he was sure that he would have done it if he had the opportunity,” the actor corrects him.

- Explain such a thing. Yesterday, your friend saw four victims and did not apologize to them. How is this combined with what you are talking about? - The lawyer finishes the question.

- This is combined. There are 124 cameras, representatives of the press ...

“There are no cameras in the courtroom,” says Dobrovinsky.

- I think the situation is different. He understands that any of his words, no matter what he does, [use against him] people who want to punish him and teach him the whole country not to drink vodka and not get behind the wheel. He tried to apologize, in response to him the races of slop, - Reminds Vysotsky of the video message , which Efremov recorded four days after the accident.

“The same question about condolences,” continues the lawyer Dobrovinsky. - Condolences could be brought without taking guilt. We can say: "I am condolences that you have lost a loved one."

“It’s not for me to decide here.” I do not know how I would behave [in the place of Efremov]. It is possible that I would prefer to freeze in order to then be able to [bring condolences to the victims]. Sometimes even good intentions can be harmful, ”says Vysotsky.

Lawyer Anna Butyrina, who, together with Dobrovinsky, represents the youngest son, brother and widow of Zakharov, asks Vysotsky if he paid attention to Efremov’s love for drinking. He admits that he knew about the problem. “We would live with this difficult history and lived further,” says the witness. - But he did not have an accident because from his youth he drank with Nikita Vysotsky. There is no direct connection here. Until the last, he kept this problem under control. ”

- Do you know the facts when Mikhail drank and got behind the wheel? - The actor Elman Pashayev’s lawyer is connected.

- Direct facts?

- Yes.

-Truth-prescription? - clarifies Vysotsky.

- Yes. Or what did he do when he drank? - the lawyer reformulates the issue.

- I personally were not in a situation where he drank and got behind the wheel, and we rode. The situations that they drank and Misha wanted to get behind the wheel, and I took away the keys to him either.

"As he punishes himself, no one will punish him"

The next witness witness is Efremova’s friend, actress and restaurateur Tatyana Berkovich. She says that in the evening of June 8 there was near the Moscow Zoo when they called her and talked about an accident involving Mikhail Efremov. After 10 minutes, Berkovich was at the scene.

“Efremov sits in the [police] car. I touched him. His whole hand was bloodied. He said something slurred. I realized that he wants me to help the victim. And I went to the hospital, ”Berkovich recalls.

At the Sklifosovsky Research Institute, where Sergei Zakharov was taken, she met his employer from the Delicata online store. According to Berkovich, he called Zakharov’s legal wife Margarita, but the woman said that they have not been living together for 20 years - and her incident does not concern him. However, the witness did not hear the words of Margarita, the head of Zakharov retold them.

After 20 minutes, a Muscovite Irina Sorkhova came to the hospital, with whom Zakharov lived. Berkovich emphasizes that she offered her help: "I understood that he was a failed person, since he was in such a car." At the time of the accident, Sergei Zakharov was driving a courier “Lada”.

The witness explains that the lawyer of the victims Dobrovinsky opposed such assistance. According to Berkovich, Dobrovinsky “believes that the court should build Efremov more” - and “pours oil into the fire”. Earlier, the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia said that disciplinary affairs were initiated against Dobrovinsky and Pashayev - and the chamber itself was worried that lawyers "openly use their involvement in a" loud "case for self -promotion.

“Misha did not go outside with an ax and did not cut anyone! This is a big tragedy, ”says the witness. - All of them [the victims] need help. And Mikhail Efremov can help ... I don’t understand why the image of Mikhail is specially created today, whatever he doesn’t care. He doesn’t care. As he punishes himself internally, no one will punish him. ”

The colleague of Dobrovinsky, Irina Khairullina, is connected to the interrogation.

“You just said that Efremov punishes himself.” And for what?

- You know, if a person has a conscience, she always works. I don't even want to think about Mikhail’s internal state. He punishes himself for everything that happened in his life, for any trifle. He eats himself from the inside.

“Why does he blame himself for so?” - Khairullin’s lawyer does not give up.

- Can you not answer the question? - Berkovich turns to the judge. Simultaneously with the statement of pressure on the witness, the lawyer Efremova Pashayev is acting. Between the participants in the process begins, and everyone forgets about the question.

However, from the answers to the following questions it turns out that Berkovich did not communicate with any of the relatives of Sergei Zakharov. She did not discuss possible help with Dobrovinsky. Then the lawyer Tatyana Golovkin addresses Berkovich and explains what Vitaly Zakharova is represented by the interests of Vitaly, and asks if the actress knows who it is.

- Brother? - suggests the witness.

- No, the eldest son.

At the end of the interrogation, Tatyana Berkovich informs the court that Efremov never got drunk, although he had problems with alcohol. The fact that the actor used drugs denies. “What drugs? Of course not!" She says and adds that the actor preferred whiskey.

A few minutes later, the TASS source said that Berkovich herself was checking for “involvement in the supply of drugs to Efremov”.

"Hackers are increasingly forcing cars to obey their teams"

At the beginning of the second - three hours after the start of the meeting - a alarm is alarm in Presnensky - everyone is asked to leave the court building. The reason for the evacuation to the participants in the process is not explained, and after an hour and a half the meeting is resuming. The interrogation of the expert Yuri Fialko begins - at the request of protection, he wrote a review of the technical examination of the machine of Mikhail Efremov, which was held at the investigation stage. The author of the examination, having a 30-year work experience, has already been summoned to court. He confirmed that the actor had no damage in the steering mechanism.

Yuri Fialko-an expert on vehicles registered with the Ministry of Justice, he has 20 years of experience. Fialko immediately explains that the examination was carried out “soundly”, but it could be expanded and even better.

“Hackers are increasingly forcing cars to obey their commands,” Anna Butyrina reads a fragment from the recall of Fialko. And he asks to clarify what the expert means. Fialko is a little lost, but explains that without research, unequivocally answered the question of whether someone could remotely connect to the control of the Efremov machine. “The team is given or not, we must explore. All issues related to transport must be investigated, ”he says.

The recall fragment is followed, which refers to the possible causes of an accident due to the sudden acceleration of the car, lawyer Sergei Avertsev reads: “Upon receipt of unexpected news, phone call, blinding with a laser beam, emitting poisoning vapors and substances through air conditioners and other unexpected factors.”

- Does it affect the acceleration of the car? - Avertsev is interested.

“You cannot say [nothing] until this is investigated,” expert Fialko adheres to the chosen answers.

- Do these factors affect the car or on the driver? - Judge Abramov asks him a question.

“Both on the car and the driver,” the expert says and gives an example a situation where drivers put a bottle of water under the seat, and it gets under the pedal and provokes an accident.

- So it affects the driver or the car? - repeats Abramova.

The dispute begins. Among the screams, Efremov’s voice is heard: "Affects an accident!"

When everyone calms down, the lawyer of the Avers continues. He is interested in the expert’s conclusion that the “client” (this is what the review is said) perceives the color of the car of the victim Zakharov to an accident. The expert is outraged that his words are pulled out of context and distort. Lawyers begin to argue again.

- Do you think, an expert studying the car should explore the condition of the driver? - the lawyer of the Avertsev addresses the expert.

- No.

- And then why is it?

“You see, the expert must own all the information, which is possible,” Fialko tries to explain.

But the lawyer does not understand him and again asks the question. Then the accused himself comes to the aid of the expert. “To analyze events,” Mikhail Efremov shouts.

“For analysis of events,” Fialko repeats.

- Do we have Mikhail Olegovich now an expert? - the lawyer Irina Khairullina is surprised.

- More than you! - answers the actor. Judge Abramov makes him a remark with an entry in the protocol.

Butyrin’s lawyer draws the attention of the court that there are other strange points in Fialko’s review - for example, the expert writes about the possible influence on the accident “Energy hole, anomalies”. The lawyer tells the expert to explain where the investigators should have contacted to study this factor. Fialko does not want to answer for a long time. But under the pressure of the judge, he finally says: “There is such an organization “ Cosmopois ” . They examine different abnormal places. "

- And where should the investigators go to explore the “energy clots”? - continues Butyrina's lawyer.

“I think the investigators are quite competent,” says Fialko.

He explains that all the factors listed in the review are nothing more than an attempt to simulate various situations in which a car accident can occur.

- So you fantasized? - Judge Elena Abramova asks with a smile.

- There is an element of fantasy, but this is on the basis of reality. We didn’t just sit down and made a fantastic play out of nothing.

At the end of the interrogation, Fialko admits that he cannot recall a single examination that would investigate such issues. Although I would love to participate in such.

"Efremov apologized to the audience for not seeing him in the near future on the screens"

“This is the most public poet of Russia,” presents the lawyer Pashaev of his last witness Andrei Orlov today. And then he turns to the Sitting opposite Dobrovinsky, Butyrina and Khairullina: "Please show your wellness."

Andrei Orlov has a quiet voice. He says that he learned about the accident from the news. And immediately tried to contact other friends of Efremov. “I was told that some help is not required directly at this moment,” Orlov recalls.

“When I saw in the news that Katafalk with the body of the deceased was moving to the Ryazan region , I had many different reasons [go there],” says Orlov. And he explains that under Ryazan his father grew up, and he himself spent a lot of time in those places when he was a child. “I had personal,” Orlov repeats once again. - I did not contact Efremov. I took responsibility to go with my beloved woman there. It was emotional. "

At the grave fence, where Sergei Zakharov was buried, Orlov left a wreath with the inscription "from friends and family." Nine days later he was noticed by the relatives of Zakharov and threw him away.

Andrei Orlov admits that he had a desire to meet with them on the day of the funeral, but he understood the “lack of demand” of his appearance. The poet adds that he wrote a verse about what happened on the way, and offers to read it. But judge Abramov says that there is no such need.

In addition to the cemetery, Andrei Orlov visited the church, where Sergei Zakharov was funeral, and talked with the local priest. “Father Gennady asked me to convey the words of prayer and repentance to Misha,” he recalls.

The poet confirms that among Efremov’s friends, the opportunity to help Zakharov’s family was discussed. But Orlov explains that in the end he did not offer them money, as he read the statement of the lawyer Dobrovinsky that they did not need anything.

Andrei Orlov does not say much about Efremova, although he considers him a close friend. They are familiar with 42 years. “I can characterize Efremov as a controversial, hypertensive and hyper -efficient personality. He has many advantages and many disadvantages, ”says Orlov. “I can talk a lot about him.” But I'm afraid that part of the story will be uninteresting, and the part will be harmful. ” Judge Abramova smiles.

- Did Efremov often drink alcohol? - asks the witness Pashayev.

“I don't know what often is.” I know people who drink every day, and this does not prevent them from working. If you want to ask if I drank Efremov, then he never hid it. And I do not hide.

At the same time, Orlov notes that Efremov has never seen drunk at the wheel. It is not known to him that the actor used drugs.

In response to the questions of the lawyers of the Zakharov family, the poet says that he does not know that Efremov apologized to the victims. But Orlov notes that the video message of Efremov was addressed to them.

- For what, from your point of view, I apologized [in a video message] Mikhail Efremov? - asks Butyrin's lawyer.

- Efremov apologized to the audience for not seeing him in the near future on the screens. He apologized to his family and friends, and everyone he set up. This is a person’s attempt to start talking in this shock situation.

- And what was the setup? - Butyrina is interested.

- The possibility of imprisonment for many years is extremely unpleasant for the family. The inability to finance it with three minor children. This is an apology and before me for not being at the nearest planned concerts.

- Before the victims too? - interrupted his lawyer Pashaev.

- In front of them, if they accept [apologies]. He said, ”says Orlov. - Ask this question to Efremov. I think he will better say to whom and for what he apologizes.

The last question to the witness is asked by Judge Elena Abramova. She asks if Orlov talked with a friend after the accident.

“He only conveyed greetings and cigarettes through those with whom he can communicate,” says Andrey Orlov. - Even knowing that he could read the Internet, I did not try to get in touch with him. What I sometimes regret.

Kristina Safonova