Criminal lawyer Maxim Kalinov, a member of the International Association of Russian-Speaking Lawyers (MARA), spoke about the claim of former Russian national team football player Alexei Bugaev against the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In his statement to socialbites.ca, the expert expressed the opinion that the former athlete is unlikely to make a positive decision for himself.
“The magnitude of demand is not limited; The person can request any amount he wants. It is worth noting that a criminal case has now been initiated and it is too early to talk about a statement of claim until this case is considered and a decision is made that can be appealed in the future.
Will the court cover the claims of 5 million? I think no, because there is no decision, no decision regarding the criminal case yet. In addition, it is necessary to inform that this video is fake and damages the honor and dignity of the former football player; This situation will need to be resolved in a civilized manner. In my opinion, this claim will not succeed.
Firstly, it is necessary to prove that the video is fake, perhaps it contains signs of editing, and secondly, it is necessary to check the documents of the internal affairs bodies – whether they have the authority to publish this video. Maybe they did. “Even if the video is fake, I think we should not expect a positive court decision about the former football player,” Kalinov said.
On November 3, a criminal case was opened against Bugaev under the article of preparation for drug trafficking. The man was given a preventive measure in the form of detention until December 31.
It became known on November 1 that Bugaev was detained. Shot Telegram channel reported that he was detained with 500 grams of mephedrone. The reason for the athlete’s lawsuit against the Ministry of Internal Affairs was the dissemination of a video by the commander-in-chief showing the presence of drugs in Bugaev. According to the former football player, the video is fake.
MARA is a non-profit organization based on voluntary membership of legal entities and individuals: lawyers, lawyers, notaries and human rights activists from various countries.
The main task of MARA is to cooperate with international, national, regional human rights unions and associations, as well as with citizens practicing law abroad, using the Russian language in their work. The subject of such interaction is the protection of the interests of the Russian Federation, Russian citizens and legal entities in judicial, state, administrative and other bodies of foreign states.
It was previously reported that Bugaev. filed Claim against the Ministry of Internal Affairs for 5 million rubles.