were sloppy in their work. The lawyer for the accused was able to exploit this, said Alexander Cherkasov of the Russian human rights organization Memorial: "Because evidence had been handled carelessly, the lawyer Murad Musayev was able to convince the jury that the whole indictment was unjustified.
The human rights activist Alexander Cherkasov points out that the investigators were operating under very difficult circumstances. "If the public doesn't believe in a fair trial, the public prosecutor's work is sloppy, and courts are put under pressure, it's very difficult to hold a trial that will
