“In the media there were speculations about the family’s consent to accept compensation. Today at 11:00 I spoke with the brother of the late Valery, who confirmed to me a complete denial of this fact. The family does not want to accept any compensation, ”Dobrovinsky quotes TASS.
Dobrovinsky also said that he and Valery Zakharov “are open to all meetings with anyone.”
In turn, Efremov’s lawyer Elman Pashayev said in an interview with RBC that Valery Zakharov expressed his willingness to discuss the issue of compensation, if Dobrovinsky agrees.
“Yesterday I even filmed our conversation so that his number could be seen. He is ready for anything, he says: contact Dobrovinsky about this. I’m ready to meet and discuss if Dobrovinsky permits, ”said Pashayev.
According to him, the conversation with Valery Zakharov took place on June 16. Pashayev also stated that he intended to call Dobrovinsky to discuss compensation.
Earlier, Efremov, who was under house arrest, recorded a video message, asking for forgiveness from Zakharov’s relatives and declaring his readiness to help his family.
Later, the lawyer of the family of the deceased stated that Zakharov’s relatives did not accept Efremov’s apology and refused monetary compensation. According to him, they intend to achieve a fair court decision.
On the evening of June 8, a car driven by Efremov drove into the oncoming lane on Smolenskaya Square in the center of Moscow and crashed into a van, which Zakharov was driving. As a result of the incident, Zakharov died in the hospital.
The driver of the van Sergey Zakharov died in the hospital. An examination established that Efremov was drunk.