22:12, 28 November 2006

New trial on Ulman's case to start on December 12

A new consideration of the "Ulman's case" has been appointed for December 12 and will be held by three professional judges. Today, the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court has made this decision at its session, the ITAR-TASS reports.

The petition of Eduard Ulman and his three colleagues on appointing a jury has been declined today. Earlier, the Constitutional Court ruled that consideration of especially heavy cases in relation to servicemen should be held, until the introduction of juries in Chechnya, by professional judges.

Eduard Ulman told the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" that "after the expected refusal we lodged a petition for a body of three professional judges to consider our case."

Captain Eduard Ulman, warrant officer Vladimir Voevodin, lieutenant Alexander Kalaganskiy and major Alexei Perelevskiy are accused of murdering Chechnya residents, deliberate destruction of property and excess of service powers, which has caused grave consequences.