Larysa Yakhno, ecologist
“The only reason Nasirov could actually be convicted is if someone makes some sort of mistake. The authorities will try to reach an agreement to have him released. They will work very hard to achieve this.”
Heorhiy Ivanov, retiree
“They will release him, and then the show trial will be over. I don’t believe there can be justice in this country. Every day the authorities talk to us about one kind of reality, but we have to face another one entirely.”
Vasyl Dovhanchyn, lawyer
“It’s really very hard to judge. So much has happened in this country in which we had very high hopes, but in fact nothing whatsoever has changed.”
Dmytro Rudenko, lawyer
“The court will hold hearings into the case but won’t even get to the point of handing down a sentence. We’ve already seen this kind of thing with (former leader of the Part of Regions Oleksandr) Yefremov. The president has said he isn’t certain about the future of the case. If he says that, it means that Nasirov won’t be punished.”
Lubov Murzak, entrepreneur
“Law enforcement officers aren’t arresting corrupt officials en masse, so I’d be more inclined to describe Nasirov’s case as an exception. At any rate, I’m sure that justice will not be done.”
