Continuing its series of occasional articles on corruption and abuse of power in post-Communist Russia, the New York Times has published an extensive report of official pressure on jurors to return guilty verdicts or to excuse themselves in cases where it seemed that acquittal was likely. The article focused in particular on the murder trial of former senator Igor Izmestiev, who was linked to the deposed ruling family of oil-rich Bashkortostan. Several jurors from the Izmestiev trial who were interviewed by the New York Times had previously told their stories to Russian media.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/world/europe/16jury.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=russia%20jury&st=cse
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