This transcript appears to be a video investigation into the trial of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, alleging that the trial was manipulated by the Putin administration. The investigation reveals that Judge Margarita Kotova received phone calls from Yevgeny Vladimirov, an employee of the Presidential Administration, during the trial, which raises questions about the independence of the judge.
The investigation also reveals that the prosecution's case against Navalny was fabricated, with witnesses and evidence being manipulated or fabricated by the Presidential Administration. One witness, pensioner Mikhail Kostenko, was found to have been coached by a lawyer who received funding from the Presidential Administration.
The investigation also alleges that the Presidential Administration funneled money to Kremlin contractors, who in turn paid for fake news and discrediting campaigns against Navalny. The contractors were also found to have received funding from oligarchs such as Oleg Deripaska.
The investigation concludes that the trial is a sham and that the verdict is predetermined, with Navalny likely to be sentenced to another term in prison. The investigators demand an end to the trial and call for Navalny's freedom.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Judge Margarita Kotova's phone rang on February 15, 2022, during the trial of Alexei Navalny, and she spoke to a man named Yevgeny Vladimirov.
2. Yevgeny Vladimirov is an employee of the Presidential Administration.
3. The phone number Vladimirov used to call Judge Kotova was used to issue a pass from the presidential administration.
4. Vladimirov was awarded the rank of state adviser by Putin's decree in 2019.
5. Vladimirov is the head of the department of public relations.
6. Judge Kotova received multiple calls from Vladimirov during the trial.
7. Konstantin Kostin is the director of the Civil Society Development Foundation and a former head of the president's domestic policy department.
8. Kostin is a Kremlin contractor who has been involved in fighting against Navalny.
9. Ilya Remeslo is a lawyer who has been involved in falsifying cases against Navalny.
10. Remeslo has received millions of rubles from companies connected to Kostin.
11. Remeslo has been involved in publishing false information about Navalny.
12. Remeslo's bank transactions show that he has received large sums of money from companies connected to Kostin.
13. The companies that pay Remeslo are funded by oligarchs such as Oleg Deripaska and Alisher Usmanov.
14. The Presidential Administration is involved in organizing the trial of Navalny.
15. The witnesses for the prosecution in the trial of Navalny include a "disillusioned" supporter who now works for RT, two former employees of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, and four "victims" of the alleged fraud.
16. One of the witnesses, Vitaly Serukanov, works for RT and has been involved in slandering Navalny.
17. Two former employees of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, Gorozhanko and Mishchenkov, refused to testify against Navalny.
18. The "victims" of the alleged fraud include a pensioner who was organized by the Presidential Administration, a fraudulent lawyer, and a tow truck driver with a suspended sentence for possession of mephedrone.
19. The trial of Navalny has been widely criticized as being unfair and biased.