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Your Honor, esteemed participants in this court proceeding! Above all, I wish to thank everyone who took part in the consideration of our case. Thank you, Your Honor, for your attentiveness, for delving into the substance of the case, and for maintaining a calm and respectful atmosphere in the courtroom. I am especially grateful for your understanding of my physical condition and for accommodating me by rescheduling hearings at my request. Marina Sergeyevna, thank you for your patience and for your warm, kind treatment. I would also like to thank the secretary, Anastasiya Yevgenyevna, for her diligent work and kind attitude.
I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to our team of defense lawyers. You have become more than just attorneys to us — you have been people who shared in our anxiety. My deepest appreciation to Sergey Yuryevich and Anton Nikolayevich, as well as to Irina Vyacheslavovna, Andrey Alekseyevich, and Valeriy Vladimirovich. Thank you for your invaluable experience. You were our dependable support and never missed a single important detail. Your composure and professionalism gave us a sense of security in the hardest moments. We are immeasurably grateful for your energy — you literally lived this case, fervently defending truth. Your perseverance and patience were invaluable to us. And, of course, thank you for your courage. Nowadays, not everyone would dare to so openly and bravely defend people unjustly charged with extremism.
I wish to offer special words of thanks to our public defender, Eduard Sereda. His contribution cannot be overstated. It is the result of years of painstaking, selfless work that has helped each of us. And although Eduard is not in this courtroom today, I remain deeply grateful to him — all that he has done will forever remain in my memory.
My sincere appreciation goes to all our friends both in this room and beyond. Confronted with persecution for my faith, I did not lose friends; on the contrary, I gained many …