Fragments of a blog
Fragments of a blog
Oleg Vorotnikov of the Voina art group has been arrested in Italy on a Russian Interpol warrant and could be extradited to Russia. I hope he gets the best Italian lawyer specializing in extradition and immigration. A strong case can…
In their 2011 report acquitting Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of murder, judges Hellmann and Zanetti examined, one by one, every important piece of evidence presented by the prosecution and found each and every such piece meaningless and worthless. Overturning that…
In the Stasi (Garlasco) case, Italy’s supreme court (the Cassazione) opined: [I]t is not possible to come to a result, be it conviction or acquittal, characterized by coherence, believability and reason. When the prosecution’s case does not make sense, reasonable…
I was half-listening to Moscow’s Business FM radio last weekend when the anchor, talking about the standoff in Eastern Ukraine, mentioned “Graham Phillips, a British journalist”. I cocked my ears: the name rang a bell. Phillips was then quoted as…
Italy’s much-criticized calumny laws can be ruinous: Amanda Knox was convicted of calumny after Perugian cops had asked her to “imagine” being present at the scene of crime with her employer and she had dutifully complied. Although Italy’s supreme court…
Rudy Guede, the man who in all likelihood killed Meredith Kercher alone, was convicted of “receiving stolen goods” by an appeals court in Milan a few days ago and was sentenced to 16 months in prison, subject to confirmation by…
While debating the Meredith Kercher murder case on discussion boards and in comments sections, I came to believe that most pro-guilt, anti-Knox posters were arguing in bad faith. Rather, they are propagandists using a variety of tools: lies, half-truths, misconceptions,…
As expected, the Florence court confirmed the ridiculous “guilty” verdict rendered by the Massei court in 2009. What scumbags. It was made obvious to the judge and jury that Knox and Sollecito were innocent, and yet they refused to acquit.…
As I’ve said before, I don’t trust the Florence court to acquit Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. They were directed by Italy’s so-called supreme court to find the defendants guilty and it would take too much courage and independence for…
The appeals court in Florence is scheduled to return a verdict tomorrow, that is Thursday, in the retrial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. I believe Knox and Sollecito are innocent in a strong sense of the word: in all…
The third trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito continues in Florence. Back in 2011, the defense and the independent experts demolished every bit of the prosecution’s “evidence”. The judge wrote a motivations report that addressed all the relevant issues…
It’s pretty obvious to me now that Italian prosecutors and lawyers are well trained in sophistry, casuistry, Jesuitism and such. Their Russian counterparts are slowtard hicks and redneck louts in comparison. They’ve made some progress lately but it’s still a…