The court: Mr. Swadel against Olga Glebova
 

Today in Zamoskvoretsky court held the first hearing on the case 02-4895/2016. Defendant – Olga Glebova (expert). The plaintiff, Alexander Speidel (developer of the law on circulation of cultural property).

Considered a suit about protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, filed on the basis of the record of the words of Olga Glebova, said at a press-конференции in TASS on the draft law on trafficking in cultural property. Type of: "text a fraud" that "absolutely illiterate" document, "the text originally was not viable", etc.

The meeting was attended by attorneys of the plaintiff and defendant, Vladimir Roshchin, Mikhail Perchenko, a friend of Glebova, well, me. No Swedes nor Glebova was not. Started with curiosity. When the judge asked who you (we) all like (in the sense of the audience or witnesses), Mikhail Efremovich said he was at that press-конференции and can act (as a witness). Hearing this, the judge immediately asked him to leave, because witnesses cannot be present, their cause. Who would have known. In General, little Indians left three.

Now, in fact. Quite a lot of time devoted to discussion, can we consider Olga Glebova formally a member of the working group (this is also the subject of the claim). Submitted copies of documents (schedule of meetings), was going to request the originals, but judge it on-моему, is not particularly interested. Then the defendant's lawyer said that the lawsuit played quotes taken from the Internet-сайта, antiquary, and are not an exact transcript from the conference. Therefore, the judge is instructed to request in TASS to the original recording, make a transcript with the assistance of experts who will confirm the accuracy of what was said. At this until finished. Next meeting – June 20 at 10:30 there on the Tatar, the house 1.

From other impressions: lawyers are interested, communicate with courtesy and respect, there is competition, arguments are presented – almost like in the movies. The judge liked it, instantly grasps the essence. Two hours before this in the same room, he considered the claim about compensation of the harm caused by the crime, the Ministry of Finance to William Browder.

I don't know. It is a wish or a prediction? However, it does not matter. It's not about me. And about the money claim of the question.

Yesterday's meeting was not. But to my knowledge there is nothing of a breakthrough did not happen. The court received the entry press-конференции from TASS. Now it will be decrypted by independent experts to get an accurate transcript.