Defense lawyer Yury Shmidt said the decision was the result of political pressure from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. 辩护律师施密特说,这一判决是俄罗斯总理普京政治压力的结果。
Last year he published a similar book about Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, who won a libel case and forced him to retract a statement about corruption in the city hall. 去年,他还出版了一本类似的书籍谈及莫斯科市长YuryLuzhkov,后者随后以诽谤罪告他胜诉,并强迫他收回关于市政府腐败的言论。