Feb-21-2007

The Russian Supreme Court reverses Mr. Pichugin’s conviction in the second case against him, finding that the verdict against him was “based on assumptions” and that “exculpatory evidence is used to substantiate a guilty verdict.”

At the same time, the court states that Mr. Pichugin’s sentence should be harsher after retrial and subsequent conviction.

The court is thus clear what the ultimate result in the case should be.