Word: okhotin
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Dates: during 2003-2003
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...refusing to grease their palms, Sonnenberg says, Okhotin “basically forced them to do what they’re threatening him with...
...once the idea of criminal charges had been seriously broached—and once it became clear that Okhotin would not bend to their threats—Sonnenberg says there was no turning back for the authorities...
...Okhotin says interference by the prosecutor in his investigation is the least of the improprieties in his case, citing a statement produced early on by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the counterpart of America’s State Department—declaring Okhotin to be guilty...
Meanwhile, says Okhotin, officials continued to angle for payoffs. A defense lawyer recommended by the prosecutor in early April made yet another overt appeal for a bribe—this time for $15,000, a sum which the lawyer soon reduced to $10,000—in exchange for a dismissed case or reduced penalties, he says...
...Sonnenberg says that the fact that charges have been filed and a trial date finally set—after the hunger strike which Okhotin imposed on himself until June 16, when the trial date was announced—does not signal an end to Okhotin’s contorted legal ordeal...