Commissioner Cattani became the hero of the trial in a Moscow court: an examination was required

The prosecutor considered that she was threatened in the same way as the hero of the series “Octopus”

Comparison of the prosecutor with the main character of the Italian series “Octopus”, Commissioner Cattani, easily forms the basis of unusual criminal cases. The lawyer who called the female prosecutor that name was subject to criminal prosecution. However, experts from the Moscow State Law University named after O.E. Kutafin” (MSLA) was not found in the words of the crime defender.

As MK learned, the reason for initiating a criminal case is Part 2 of Art. 296 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Threat or violent actions in connection with the administration of justice or the conduct of a preliminary investigation” against lawyer Timur Idalov was his discussion with a female prosecutor. It all happened during a trial in the building of the Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow. The prosecutor called the lawyer a clown, and he said that, in his opinion, the state prosecutor was taking on “the functions of a detective” and was “lying.” Idalov’s statement also included a phrase about the prosecutor exceeding his authority; in response to her words: “We have information,” he asked: “What information do you have, prosecutor? Commissioner Cattani. Cattani was shot long ago. Commissioner.” The prosecutor considered that a direct threat was made against her.

The replica was “disassembled” by specialists from the O.E. University. Kutafina – Associate Professor of the Department of Forensic Expertise Bodrov and Vice-Rector for Research Activities, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law. Sinyukov. They prepared an opinion according to which the precedent name “Commissioner Cattani” is used to indicate the standard of a fair and honest law enforcement officer. Lawyer Idalov, as experts conclude, was dissatisfied with the professional activities of the state prosecutor, her behavior and considered that she was unworthy to claim the status of an impeccable law enforcement officer. “Moreover, as Idalov emphasizes,” the conclusion says, “there have been no employees like “Commissioner Cattani” for a long time… In the analyzed statements addressed to the public prosecutor, there are no signs of aggression in the form of threats of violence or murder against government officials ” Based on this conclusion, Idalov asked the court to dismiss the criminal case against him.