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...Aznar may have been out of power for seven months, but it's still coming under heavy fire. The latest scandal concerns the May 26, 2003, plane crash that claimed the lives of 62 Spanish soldiers who were returning from peacekeeping duty in Afghanistan when their Ukrainian-registered Yakovlev-42 aircraft went down in the mountains of Turkey. Aznar's government was criticized by the families of the deceased for transporting them in an old plane in such poor condition. Now it turns out that the bodies of 30 of those soldiers were incorrectly identified - and sent to the wrong...
Okhotin called the verdict, which Yakovlev delivered in a brisk monotone five hours after the appointed 10 a.m. court time, “hastily put together” and “very selective...
...pointed out that Yakovlev did not mention the bribery allegation or factual inconsistencies in the statements of the customs officials...
...time Yakovlev abruptly entered the sparse courtroom, Okhotin’s crowd of supporters had dwindled down to family, a close friend and several journalists. The once-giggly Daniela was soundly sleeping on Okhotin’s brother’s shoulder...
Once inside the courtroom, Yakovlev read his typed verdict without pausing to greet the court or look at the defendant...