Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Prosecutors Invoke Privilege against Self-Incrimination

Russia’s Investigation Committee, which is investigating illegal casinos in the Moscow Region, as well as the local police and prosecutors who had jurisdiction over the illegal casinos, called for interrogations of the officers of the Moscow Region Prosecutor's Office, whose vacations abroad have been paid for by the casino ring owner. The Deputy Prosecutor of the Moscow Region failed to appear for questioning, and the other prosecutors refused to testify, invoking the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination. Meanwhile, the Moscow Region Court denied requests by regional prosecutors to release the alleged casino owner, Ivan Nazarov, on bail.

http://kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1594123

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