According to kp.ru with reference to the Joint Press Service of the Courts of St. Petersburg, the beginning of the examination of the case on the merits, which was canceled due to quarantine for the coronavirus, was postponed until mid-May.
“The court hearing on the criminal case against Oleg Sokolov was postponed to 05/13/2020,” the press service said.
In turn, Alexander Pochuev, lawyer of the ex-associate professor of St. Petersburg State University, in an interview with Nevsky News, said that he had not received an official statement to cancel the meeting.
“We did not receive official notification about the adjournment of the court session, so today we will participate in the process. This is our strategic task, it is open, we stated it during the investigation, ”the lawyer emphasized.
He also clarified that the defense is currently taking steps to reconcile with the injured party.