The defense strategy of the actor Mikhail Efremov in the case of a fatal road accident in the center of Moscow is disastrous for him, according to the honorary lawyer of Russia Alexander Ostrovsky.
According to the expert, Efremov, who refused to admit his guilt in the accident, became the victim of his lawyer Elman Pashayev.
“This only worsens the attitude of the court towards Efremov, because he denies the obvious things. If he admitted his guilt, it would be one of the mitigating circumstances, ”the NSN quoted Ostrovsky on August 5.
The expert also expressed doubts about Pashayev’s mental health, recalling that the lawyer was expelled from the chambers of law several times. Ostrovsky added that he regards the actor’s defender as a charlatan.
On August 5, the Presnensky District Court of Moscow began consideration of the Yefremov case on the merits.
The prosecutor read out the indictment, but the actor pleaded not guilty. According to the artist, he “does not remember anything.” His lawyer insists that there is no evidence that Efremov was driving at the time of the accident.
The accident happened on Smolenskaya Square in Moscow on June 8. Efremov’s car drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a Lada van driven by a courier Sergey Zakharov. The man died in the hospital.
The examination showed that Efremov was drunk. A few days after the accident, the actor recorded a video message of apology and noted that he “would not otmazhivaet”, as “everyone saw everything” and the cameras filmed the accident.
Later, Pashayev said that he himself wrote the text of the appeal to Efremov.