Word: okhotin
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Alternately, Okhotin worried on the night before his trial that even Aug. 13 would not bring an end to his lengthy battle. He said that though his trial “might be over by lunch” if all went according to plan, the judge could just as easily put it on indefinite hold in the absence of any scheduled witnesses...
...stave off such a stunt, Okhotin said the judge in his case had sent the slated witnesses “a real appeal to these people to come to the courtroom so that the trial could take place...
...Okhotin said Tuesday evening that this was a particular concern for him because any postponement risked cutting into the beginning of the semester at HDS, where he still eagerly anticipates finishing his masters in Theological Studies...
...Still, Okhotin said it was not a simple question of prosecute or release, guilty or innocent. He and others speculated before the trial that the prosecutors and judge might insist on going through with the full courtroom process even if they did not intend to follow through on the smuggling charges against Okhotin, as a way of exposing the corruption many say is rampant in the Russian customs system...
...Okhotin said Tuesday that in the case of such a show trial, he would not cooperate with what he termed “a game taking place outside of whatever I do,” despite his adamant opposition to the alleged misconduct of Russian customs officials...