PROTOCOL

OF CROSS EXAMINATION INTERROGATION

BETWEEN THE WITNESS AND THE SUSPECT

Moscow August 31, 2006

Cross examination started at 17 hr. 55 min.

Cross examination completed at 21 hr. 50 min.

Senior investigator of the Tverskaya inter-district procuracy of the city of Moscow

(name of the preliminary investigation or
Class 3 Jurist K.V.Aleksashkin
_______________________________________________________________________
or enquiry organ, class or rank,
_______________________________________________________________________
last name, initials of the investigator

in Room № 15 of the Prosecution office of the Central Administrative District of the City of
Moscow

in accordance with Art. 192 of the RF Criminal Procedure Code, carried out a cross examination
between Mrs Ekaterina Vladimirovna Mikheyeva and the suspect - Sergei Victorovich Orlov.
Other participants – the suspect’s defense attorney S.D. Stepanov, Certificate № 77/2937

The Participants were informed of the use of technical devices

were not used

Prior to the cross examination, the witness E.V.Mikheyeva and the suspect S.V.Orlov were
explained the cross reference procedure

Persons under interrogation:

______________________ ______________________________
(signature) (signature)

The witness Mrs E.V.Mikheyeva and the suspect S.V.Orlov were also explained that, in
accordance with Art. 51 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, they are not obliged to
testify against themselves, their spouses and other close relatives the list of which is specified in
Item 4, Art. 5 of the RF CPC.

Persons under interrogation:

__________________________
(signature)
___________________________
(signature)

The witness Mrs Ekaterina Vladimirovna Mikheyeva was warned of criminal liability for giving
false testimony and refusal to give testimony as per Articles 307 and 308 of the RF Criminal
Conduct Code.

Witnesses under interrogation (victims) __________________________

(signature)
In response to the question whether they know each other and what relations between them are,
the Persons under cross examination said the following:

Witness Mrs E.V. Mikheyeva: The man sitting on my right is Mr Sergei Victorovich Orlov. We
got acquainted on 18.08.2006, at the restaurant “Chaikhana” located in Gorky Park in Moscow,
where I was driven by two persons, previously unknown to me, who had met me in the vicinity
of the 1-st City Hospital of Moscow. I do not feel any dislike for S.V. Orlov, nor do I have any
reasons to incriminate him.

Suspect S.V. Orlov: The woman sitting opposite me is Mrs E.V.Mikheyeva. I met this woman in
Gorky Park in Moscow. On that day, I came with Mr F.M.Mikheev – Mrs E.V.Mikheyeva’s
husband – to the restaurant “Chaikhana” where I met with Mrs E.V. Mikheyeva.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: I ask you to provide all details of the circumstances of
your acquaintance with Mrs E.V.Mikheyeva.

Suspect S.V.Orlov: I, Sergei Victorovich Orlov, am currently holding the position of a deputy-
director general of ZAO “RosLtrans”. I am not registered in narcological or psychoneurologic
dispensaries. About a year ago, I met with investigator A.V. Golyshev. I saw A.V.Golyshev for
the first time in the office of the Main Investigative Department of the Moscow GUVD (Main
Internal Affairs Department ) during investigative actions carried out as part of the investigation
of the criminal case instituted against me. After that, I did not meet A.V.Golyshev until
17.08.2006, when I saw A.V.Golyshev coming out of the office of the Moscow GUVD, located
at 38 Petrovka St., Moscow.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: What were the circumstances of your meeting with
A.V.Golyshev?

Suspect’s answer: I have a friend - “Dima Ch.”, who, as he introduced himself, is a FSB (Federal
Security Service) officer. (The cell phone number of this man is stored in my cell phone under
“Dima” - my cell phone was confiscated during detention) (NB from the translator – Dima is a
short name of Dmitry. It was later determined by investigators that this is Dmitry Klyuev, the
owner of the bank that would receive all the stolen government tax money two years later)

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Where and under what circumstances did you meet Dima?

Suspect’s answer: I cannot recall where and when I met Dima. But I think that our friendship is a
private matter.

Approximately, on 16.08.2006 or 17.08.2006, Dima called me on my cell phone (above stated)

and asked me to help him. His request in brief was related to the fact that “they” (Translator
comments: “they” is reference to FSB) do have an important witness under one criminal case,
who had asked “them” to help him, and therefore for the witness’s safety, there was a need to
provide him with lodging for several days.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Why do you think Dima turned with his request
specifically to you?

Suspect’s answer: I do not know.

Dima asked me to come by a car to the Office of the Moscow GUVD located at 38 Petrovka St.,
Moscow at around 18.00 (as I said before I cannot recall the exact date). I came to the said office
at 18.00 by a car (Mitsubishi-Lancer, licensing plate № 882 or 228), which was driven by my
driver Mr A.G. Khvatov under a power of attorney. Mr A.G. Khvatov parked the car opposite the
central entrance to the Office of the Moscow GUVD. Around the specified time, I noticed two
young men among the people leaving the building, who were heading to my car. Judging by their
direction, I concluded that they were those people with whom I had agreed to meet and whom I
was waiting for. When they came closer, we greeted each other and it seemed to me that I had
recognized one of them – A.V. Golyshev.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Did you call Golyshev before that meeting?

Suspect S.V.Orlov’s answer: I can’t recall now but as far as I can remember, I spoke with him
over the phone.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Who made the call?

Suspect’s answer: I cannot recall which of us made the call.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: What did you talk about?

Suspect’s answer: We specified where I should park the car nearby the office of the Moscow
GUVD.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Do you know if Dima and A.V. Golyshev know each
other?

Suspect’s answer: I did not introduce these people to each other.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Who was the second person who came up to your car
together with A.V. Golyshev?

Suspect’s answer: The second man introduced himself as Fyodor.

Thereafter A.V.Golyshev and F.M. Mikheev talked to each other for 2-3 minutes. I heard that
Fyodor thanked V.A. Golyshev, after which they shook hands. Then I asked if Fyodor was ready
to go to which he answered that he was, but before that he told me that he required to go to a
store to buy toiletries.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Did you get a cell phone from A.V.Golyshev or any other
communication devices?

Suspect’s answer: A.V.Golyshev gave two cell phones to Fyodor in my presence, one of which
Fyodor later gave to me.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Providing Fyodor with communications devices, did
A.V.Golyshev explain why he was doing it and why he was giving two cell phones to Fyodor?

Suspect’s answer: I do not know that. I believe that A.V.Golyshev and Fydor has agreed about
that before.
I also heard that A.V.Golyshev asked Fyodor to call urgently his (Fyodor’s) wife, as per A.V.
Golyshev’s explanations, Fyodor’s wife had been worried. After that, A.G. Khvatov, myself and
Fyodor got into the car and headed to the dacha located at 16 Dubovye Roshchi St., Bunyakovo
Village, Domodedovsky District, Moscow Oblast. Fyodor put his personal belongings – two
plastic bags - into the car’s boot.
Investigator’s question to the suspect: What seat did you take in the car?

Suspect’s answer: I always take a back seat for safety.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: What seat did Fyodor take in the car?

Suspect’s answer: Fyodor sat next to me because it was impossible to take the seat next to the
driver since that seat was moved forward as far as it could go because of my height.

I would like to explain that I fairly often used the said dacha (country house-tr) belonging to my
friend’s uncle (Nikolay Petrovich). So, I usually went there with my family, friends and
acquaintances. I also maintain friendly relations with the dacha’s neighbors and many of them
know me. On the way to the dacha, as requested by Fyodor who complained on his indigestion,
we stopped by a store where there was a pharmacy (I cannot recall the exact location of the
store). Having come to the store, Fyodor got out of the car and went toward the store, but came
back immediately, because he forgot to take the money. I went with Fyodor to the store where I
made some purchases for myself and paid for all the goods. Approximately at 20 hr. 20 min., we
arrived at the dacha where the owner of the dacha (Nikolay Petrovich) was at that time with his
acquaintance (Mrs Natalya Vladimirovna), as well as with my childhood friend – Mr V.A.
Markelov. [Note this is the same Markelov who in two years time was to become owner and
director of the stolen Hermitage companies]

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Do you think any of the neighbors saw your arrival at the
dacha?

Answer: It is possible since I had to call for someone to open the dacha’s gate, as the electrical
gate-bell was not working.

Fyodor and I had agreed on our way to the dacha that I would introduce him as a friend of mine
from Rostov-on-the-Don and that I had picked him up at the airport. We agreed on that since it
was necessary to introduce a new person to the dacha’s owner, and also that while he was in
detention with GUVD Moscow, his appearance was not extremely presentable as well as his
shoes were without laces. After I introduced Fyodor, we had a little alcohol and went to the
sauna, where we spent about half an hour. After that, we sat down to have a dinner and as on that
day there was a birthday of Fyodor’s father, we decided to celebrate this event. After that, I went
to bed, but Fyodor was in the sauna until 5 am. It was already during the dinner that Fyodor
began to tell me that his wife was worried, and I suggested calling my driver and go immediately
to bring her in. Fyodor decided to make the trip the next day. Fyodor’s couch was in the guest-
room. The next day, we woke up closer to the lunch time and everybody attended to their
matters. Fyodor slept longer than the others and got up after lunch time.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Was Fyodor restricted in his movement?

The answer: No, he was not. I showed him right away where the railway station was in case he
decided to leave.

The next day, I called for my driver, after which Fyodor and I went to see his wife Katerina with
whom we met at the restaurant Chaikhana located in Gorky Park in Moscow. After Fyodor and
his wife sat down at the table I left them to themselves. Fyodor’s wife was brought to the
restaurant by people who introduced themselves as police officers. After that, I went to my
office, but Fyodor and A.G. Khvatov (the driver-tr) went to the supermarket “Festival”. The
driver waited for him for about an hour and a half. Fyodor bought food, after that the driver got
him to the dacha, and then returned to collect me at my work. The next day, A.G. Khvatov and I
went to the dacha to pick Fyodor and then went to pick his wife Ekaterina, after which I took
them both to the “AST-HOF” Hotel located in Bolshaya Filyovskaya St. in Moscow, where they
booked a room and spent time there for two subsequent days. Two days later, at Fyodor’s
request, I sent my driver to pick him up together with his wife and brought Fyodor to the dacha. I
have no idea where both of them took Ekaterina to. On the next day, in the middle of the day, I
came to the dacha together with the police officers as requested by Dima.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: How did you get connected with Dima?

Suspect’s answer: He called me at my cell phone and asked me to organize Fyodor’s meeting
with the specified police officers.

Throughout our stay at the dacha, Fyodor and I had alcoholic drinks and spent time with women
of easy virtue. I do not know who those women were or who invited them. In a number of
occasions Fyodor went to buy food by himself and as such was no in any way restricted in his
movements. On the last day of Fyodor’s staying at the dacha, he was by himself in the house
until mid-day, as V.A. Markelov being a very religious person, went on that day to a church,
which located around two kilometers away from the dacha. V.A. Markelov invited Fyodor to
come with him, but Fyodor refused to go citing a stomach-ache as the reason.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Are you familiar with a man named Artem – an
investigator from the Tax Crime Unit of GUVD Moscow?

Suspect’s answer: I am not personally acquainted with him.

Investigator’s question to the suspect: Did A.V. Golyshev or Artem come to the dacha during the
period of Fyodor’s staying there?

Suspect’s answer: Not when I was there.

Right after that, on 28.08.2006, about 20 hrs. 000 min., I was arrested by policemen on the
suspicion of kidnapping Fyodor, and from them then I learned that Fyodor had been released
from the dacha by the special police unit (“Spetsnaz”). I also wish to add that I was away from
Moscow between 23.08.2006 and 28.08.2006 and did not maintain any contact with Fyodor or
V.A. Markelov.
I do not consider myself guilty of the alleged crime, as initially, I interpreted the request to me as
a consequence of Fyodor’s personal family problems. I believe this is confirmed by Fyodor’s
unrestricted movements, as well as his full access to telephone communications, contacts with
the neighbors, the dacha’s owners, shops’ assistants and everyday service outlets’ employees, as
well as his participation in the family events and attempts to settle family issues through
meetings with his wife and Fyodor’s personal requests to provide him with the possibility of
staying in the dacha, as well as freedom in his moral behavior and actions.

Investigator’s question to the witness Mrs E.V. Mikheyeva: Please provide us with more
details surrounding the circumstances of your acquaintance with Mr S.V.Orlov.

Witness Mrs E.V.Mikheyeva: My husband, Mr Fyodor Mikhailovich Mikheyev, works as an

assistant to the Director of a company - UkrAgroKhimPromHolding LLC, located at 2 Europe
Square, Office 618, Moscow. On August 15, 2006, he did not return home from his work. He
called me at around 24. hrs. 00 min. and said he would not be able to come home that night and
left me a phone number: 8-499-973-51-91 giving a name of Anton Vladimirovich and asking me
to contact that person. From the company’s employees I learned that the day he was taken from
work by policemen investigating a criminal case in relation to the Director of the company –Mr
Bessonov Alexander Yurievich.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: How often, during the last 10 years of your marriage,
did your husband spend a night outside of home?

Answer: Only in those situations when we together went on vocations or when he went on
business trips and was away from Moscow.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: How often did you quarrel with each other?

Witness’s answer: Very rarely. Only in those situations when he stayed longer at work.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: What are the reasons for you not to wear the wedding
ring?

Witness’s answer: I consider the ring on my middle finger to be the wedding ring.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: What prevented you from starting to search for your
husband using legally prescribed methods immediately when he told you he was not coming
home?

Witness’s answer: On 16.08.2006, at around 00 hrs. 01 min. with 2-3 minutes intervals I called a
number of times to the phone number, which Fyodor had told me. I went to the company where
my husband worked to find out details of what had happened. When I came to his work, we
immediately contacted with the defense attorneys who told me that on that date they were not
allowed to attend my husband’s interrogation, with explanation that my husband had not
expressed a wish to have any attorney to be present. Together with the lawyers, we started to
prepare documents for the trial which was about to begin soon. Right after that, I went to the
Investigative Unit of the Main Investigative Department of the Moscow GUVD to get my
husband’s personal belongings, as there could be our children’s birth certificates, but I was not
allowed inside. I tried to call Anton Vladimirovich [Golyshev-tr] at 8-499-973-51-91, but his
telephone again was not responding, as such I called Mr Alexander Mikhailovich Vorobyov,
Deputy Head of the 2-nd Section of the Investigative Unit of the Main Investigative Department
of the Moscow GUVD at 8-499-973-51-90, who told me that my husband had been detained
under Criminal Case № 61257, and the investigator was away during the whole day to carry out
investigative actions, and thus, in order for me to get my husband’s personal items I had to file
an application with the secretarial office. On August 16, 2006, I went to the investigatory
detention ward of the Moscow GUVD (Petrovka 38), where they confirmed that my husband
was in the detention ward. On August 17, 2006, my husband called me (from his cell phone 8-
915-188-52-65) and told me that he was released, but he was being driven away by some
unknown people, who told him not to disclose where to. Judging by his voice I understood that
he was under control. I asked him if he could escape, to which Fyodor said “No”. During the
conversation I also heard that someone was dictating him what he had to communicate. He asked
me to think about our children. On that same day I decided to go the police. I was dialing “02”
number (Emergency Police Number in Russia- tr) from 18.40 to 19.40 and once being connected
said that I wanted to report that my husband had been kidnapped and then I explained what
happened. At first they promised me to take measures. Then I called again and I was advised to
go to the local police station. Then I called again several times and an officer from the
Department for Combating Organized Crime called me back and advised to go to the local police
station. I was also called by the Police Department of the Tverskoy District of the City of
Moscow and advised to file an application. I went to the above-given Police Department. About
at 10 pm, the moment I parked my car, Fyodor called me at my cell phone 780-23-22 and asked
me “what am I doing?” and said that all my actions would be useless anyway. I said I was about
to file an application, to that extend my husband told me that I was making his situation worse
and then he was trying to convince me that I should not report his kidnapping. I realized he was
very frightened. At the same time, I heard other person’s voices on the phone, who guided him
what he had to tell me and that he should continue talking to me to calm me down, otherwise, I
could do stupid things. I told him that I wanted to see him otherwise I should report all to the
police. Fyodor called me back a bit later and said he was promised that we saw each other next
day asking not to report anything anywhere; otherwise it would harm him and our family. I
agreed. On August 18, 2006, Fyodor called me and promised to meet with me. Around 3 pm he
called me again asking to come out our house looking for a dark-blue Ford with the licensing
plate 614 (I did remember the letters), which should be parked nearby. I told him that I was in
my office near the Kurskaya subway station in Moscow. Fyodor suggested that I should go to
Leninsky Prospect to the 1-st City Hospital, where some people should come up to me.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: Did you undertake these actions on Fyodor’s
instructions?

Witness’s answer: I believe that I undertook these actions on the instructions of the people
detaining Fyodor and the latter only articulated them to me.

I went by my car to the indicated place, where a dark-blue Ford with the licensing plate 614
came by. A man got out of that car (about 40 years old, tall, solidly built, fair-haired, unshaved)
and got into my car (a grey-blue S-40 Volvo, licensing plate A-411-XP-97). He asked me where
we should be going to. I told him I did not know, and asked him where was Fyodor. Then I
called Fyodor and he told me to go with them. I got myself into the Ford, which was driven by a
man of 30-35, of athletic build. They brought me to the restaurant “Chaikhana” (located in
Gorky Park), where Fyodor came by to the car accompanied by a man unfamiliar to me, and
opened the door of the car. Fyodor looked depressed and scared. I got out of the car and being
watched by the above-described persons we went into the restaurant where we sat down at a
table. There was Orlov there who introduced himself as Sergei, he was wearing a light shirt and
light slacks.

A few minutes later, Orlov stood up and walked away saying “talk to each other alone”. I asked
Fyodor in a whisper who that man was and he said that Sergei was the coordinator. I asked how
he (Fyodor) was, to which he said that everything was bad. I asked him why we could not go
home to which he said that his release was subject to a condition that he would be staying with
these people for a while, and I asked him if “I should report this to the police”, and he answered
that according to these people, who detained him, it would make the matter worse that he would
be imprisoned and that I had to think about the children who could also be kidnapped. Fyodor
asked me if I had money, to which I said I only had a little. Fyodor took out 1,000 Euro (two
bills, 500 Euro each) from his valet and then inconspicuously wrapped car registration
documents into them and told me to pass them (the documents) to his company driver. Fyodor
furtively whispered to me that “the application [opening a criminal case] was signed by
Akinshin that all was organized [by him], not by Vneshtorgbank”, that A.Yu. Bessonov had to
come to the terms with him. Fyodor told me not to forget to convey this to his company and
deliver the car documents. I asked Fyodor: “What is the rational of these people to detain you?”,
to which he said he did not know. Fyodor said that what he had gone through was terrible, that
“the investigator is the King and the God, that anyone could be jailed”. After that, Sergei came
up to us. There was always a threat coming from Sergei, he would say to me “don’t make
waves”, that it would only make things worse, he asked me “why I called the “02” number,
didn’t you trust my husband?” - to which I said: “and what else I was supposed to do?” Sergei
hinted that the city call desk duty police officer was his friend, and going to the district police
department is a direct way to go to jail: that as a result “some drugs could be found in your
possession, and your husband might end up as a double-murderer, so don’t be silly in the future
and do what your husband is telling you to do and we tell him the right way to talk with you and
what you should be telling then. You insisted yesterday that you should be allowed to see your
husband by threatening to report to the police. Would you like if you could have been taken to a
country house with many drunken men who then rape you in a circle”. Those words scared me
to death and I said that I would do everything they would tell me. I told him that I was too
worried for my husband and that I tried to call the investigator, which caused Fyodor’s stormy
response and indignation, which came from his fright. Sergei said: “you must be grateful to
“Tosha” (A.V.Golyshev – the investigator) [short name from Anton - tr] for you husband not
being in jail now but sitting next to you.” “Tosha” is, indeed, a great guy, if you saw him you
would never guess he was an investigator. His hair is covered with brilliantine, he's cool, well-
dressed and he smells good.” Sergei asked: “Have you seen Tema (A.K. Kuznetsov)? [Tema -
short name for Artem - tr] ” I asked who was Tema, to which he answered: “the operational
officer”. I think I saw him on August 17 in the office of the company where Fyodor was
working, they came to look for some promissory notes. I also said that you would be surprised if
you saw him. Tema was approximately my age and did not look like an operational officer. To
my question where a public servant could get so much money to look so rich, Sergei answered
that they (Tema and Tosha) were allowed to take any bribes; the main thing was for them to be
able to sort out matters. Another man was mentioned named “Pasha”[a short name from Pavel
–tr – Pavel Karpov]. I asked Sergei what he was, to which he answered that he was also a public
servant, a non-staff employee of the Main Investigative department of the Moscow
GUVD.[Note: Sergei Orlov is actually a convicted criminal with no connection to the GUVD.
A.K Kuznetsov and Pavel Karpov are the officers who Sergei Magnitskey accused two years
later of stealing the Hermitage companies]

Sergei was constantly asking Fyodor where the Twenty-sum was. I asked what the “twenty-sum”
was, to which he answered it was twenty million US dollars. I was greatly surprised and said that
my husband was not the company’s founder and that he was working as assistant to the General
Director A.Y. Bessonov. I said I was confident in my husband, his honesty and that I knew
everything about his income, and if they were interested to know about our life style, our
income, I was ready to tell everything, and that I had never seen what 100 thousand dollars
looked like. I suggested that Sergei could look at me and see the way I dressed, that I did not
wear any expensive branded jewelry. Fyodor confirmed all this and said that he had explained
that many times both to Sergei and the investigator, and that I would not say anything new.
Sergei asked: “So do you, then, trust each other?” We said we did. Sergei asked for how many
years we were married, to which I answered that it would be 10 years on September 21. Sergey
said it was surprising in our days, and that is this case he would try to arrange for us to meet over
the week-end, book a hotel room, but to do that he would have to consult with Tosha and Tema.
Then he said it was time to finish our meeting, that I would be brought to where my car was left
further advising me to think about my husband, my children and then added that everything was
in my hands. I asked him what I should say about my husband’s whereabouts. Sergei told me to
say that he was still in jail, to which I said that I had already told everybody that he had been
released. Then, Sergei suggested that I should say that RF FSO (the Federal Protection service)
was assigned to my husband. We said good-bye to each other. Fyodor accompanied me to the car
and when I was getting into the car, he whispered into my ear: “Don’t forget to communicate
promptly all that I told you privately”. I was brought to Leninsky Prospect, the man said he
would accompany me to my car. When I got into my car, I saw a girl come up to the man, and
they walked away together, and I drove home. When I came home, Fyodor called and told me
not to forget all that he had told me, and he explained that he loved me so much in a way for
those who were listening our conversation not to be able to understand. Around 10.30 pm I
received another call from Fyodor during which he told me to take the children to my mother’s
place the next morning and be back at home by noon. I did everything as he had said. [Next day]
approaching my house, I got a call from Fyodor who said that I should pack my things and be
ready to go out. I asked him what things I was to pack to which he said – the things I liked and
he also said I must take the videodisks, and specifically, the videodisk that Olga Batrakova had
bought for me. The day before, I asked Olga, my friend, to buy a SIM-card for me and register it
in her name, and that what she did. The MTS SIM-card was wrapped to look like a videodisc,
therefore I understood what Fyodor meant, and I put the cell phone into a plastic bag together
with the personal items, and then put the SIM-card into my pocket. Then, Fyodor called me
again and told me to go to the petrol station which was near our house (2 – 3 Anokhin St.). Then
I left the house and went to this petrol station. I saw a Mitsubishi-Lancer near the station (I
cannot recall the licensing plate), with Sergei standing next to the car. I came to the car and sat
down on the back seat where Fyodor was sitting. Sergei was sitting in the front seat. The driver
was an old man of 60-65 year old, with grey hair. We got off. I asked Fyodor where we were
going to - to which he answered that he did not know. Sergei said that he had a head-ache and
asked the driver if he should “belt something down”. We rode for about 10 minutes and arrived
to the AST-HOF Hotel (around Bolshaya Filyovskaya St. in Moscow). Sergei asked me if I had
my passport with me, to which I answered that I had. Fyodor whispered to me that the
investigator had taken his passport. We went into the hotel, security and reception personnel
recognized Sergei, he said that a married couple needed to be accommodated in the room which
had been previously arranged. I was asked to give my passport and was given a form to fill out.
Sergei explained that only the woman had the passport with her since the man’s passport had
been given away to buy air-tickets. We filled out the registration froms; Sergei paid for the room
and said that our stay was covered until Monday (he paid about USD 300 in cash). After that, we
went to the room, accompanied by Sergei, the room was in the fourth floor (№ 428) – a two-
room junior suite. We went in, put the belongings, and Sergei suggested that we follow him
immediately to a restaurant. We left all the things in the room. We went down to the restaurant
and ordered the meals. Sergei kept asking Fyodor “where the twenty-some” was, reminding us
that we should be grateful to him, to Tema and Tosha, who gave their blessing for our “date”, he
kept repeating that both of them were the State, that it was impossible to go against them, he said
that it was only the first round for us. To my question as to when it would all end, he answered
that it did not depend on us, that Mr Alexander Yurievich Bessonov was to come to terms with
someone (he did not explain with whom), he said that he [Mr Bessonov-tr] should know to
whom the money should be brought to, and he said that everything would get settled at the end,
and that he (A.Y. Bessonov) should understand everything, and everything would end well, and
he repeated again that no one should be playing such “games” without having agreed the terms. I
asked him what we had to do with all of this, to which he said that Fyodor was “the leverage”,
otherwise A.Y. Bessonov would not understand the gravity of the situation. I noticed that many
waiters at the hotel knew Sergei, he even invited a young man to come up to us and said that we
were his friends and that we should be treated kindly, and said to us that the young man was
working in the room-service. They also exchanged a few words about some parties that had been
held at the hotel with Sergei attending. Sergei also said that it was a departmental hotel, that we
should not do silly things, and that we would were watched by 6 people. He also told us a story
of the former hotel director (a Daghestanian) who had been killed by his (director’s) own friends
by buried him alive, and that they [Sergei and others- tr] found those who did it and took
revenge. Sergei went on talking to me, telling me about his wife who got a job as a chief
accountant at one of the largest provider company of the Southern Federal District (I think it is
called “Flagman” [Flagship-tr] or something like this) and was making US$ 15,000 a month, he
went on saying that he used to be a spetsnaz officer [Special forces- tr],- a “maroon beret”,
telling me that he had had joint operation with “Vityaz-group” [the MVD Special forces-tr], and
he also noted that I should be grateful to him for the meeting with Fyodor, that he succeeded in
obtaining the agreement from Tosha and Tema. After that, he told me about his acquaintance
with Tosha, which took place last year when he was detained in Arbat Street in Moscow having
drugs, and Tosha was the officer in charge of his case. Sergei was released 21 days later and
since that time he had been a non-staff agent of the Main Investigative Department of the
Moscow GUVD. He also made threats to Fyodor’s life and health, mine and our children’s life
and health. He asked me what I thought if I would be imprisonment for couple of weeks, and he
again said that it depended only on me, and that I should not do silly things. He also gave his cell
phone number – 798-09-15. Then I fainted and did not clearly recall anything further. I
remember that Fyodor took me under my arm, and we went to the hotel room, having said good-
bye to Sergei. Few hours later we went out to the street but noticed that 2 or 3 people watching
us. At that time Sergei called and told us to go back to the hotel room and said that he would
come within an hour. Sergei came and we asked him if we could have dinner at another place,
but Sergei forbade us to do that, saying that we must stay in the hotel.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: Did you, as a couple, have enough money to go to a
restaurant, a snack-bar or other catering facilities?

Witness’s answer: Yes, we had around 20,000 roubles with us. I would like to note that after
eating the food we passed out.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: What do you mean by the term “passed out”?

Witness’s answer: I mean that after eating the food Fyodor and I lost consciousness.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: Where did you pass out?

Witness’s answer: In the room once we left the restaurant, but we felt sick before we went up to
the room, i.e. at the restaurant table.

Suspect’s question to the witness: Did you have any alcoholic drinks when taking meal, if yes, in
what volume?

Witness’s answer: Yes, we did, but not more than one shot of vodka.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: What symptoms of sickness did you have and was
medical assistance called for?

Answer: Weakness, bitter taste in the mouth, dizziness with subsequent fainting. We did not call
for medical assistance since we were afraid to call anybody. I wish to note that Sergei demanded
that Fyodor and I should leave all our personal items, including the cell phones, in the hotel
room. When we returned to the room, I noticed that all our things were dispersed.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: Was there a telephone in the hotel room?

Witness’s answer: Yes, there was, but we were afraid to use it, since Sergei had warned us about
possible negative consequences.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: Did you and Fyodor copulate during your stay in the
hotel?
Answer: Yes, we did.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: In general how often do you copulate with Fyodor?

Answer: Every day.

I believe that something had been added to our food. Then, in accordance with Sergei’s
instruction we returned to the hotel room, and being in the room we heard someone walking near
the door. We spent another 24 hours in the room, under constant control.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: What does “constant control” mean?

Witness’s answer: The steps near the door that we constantly heard, as well as Sergei’s warning
that Fyodor and I were constantly watched by 6 people.

On that day, i.e. on August 20, 2008, after the lunch at the restaurant, I felt very sick; in the room
I fainted and slept for over 15 hours. Fyodor was also in the hotel room and he also felt sick.
From my conversations with Fyodor I saw that he was morally depressed, scared and could not
understand why he was forcefully held. He suggested that he was held as a hostage because A.Y.
Bessonov owed somebody US$ 20 million and he (Fyodor) would be released only upon the
money was paid. He was worried about the safety of our children and asked me to take them to
my relatives. On August 21, 2006, about 11 am, on Sergei’s driver’s instruction, we left the hotel
accompanied by two men, after which I was taken by a car to my home and Fyodor was taken in
a direction unknown to me. After that, I only talked with him by phone. Fyodor was constantly
asking me to take our children some where safe, he was very worried. I also called Sergei, asking
him what was to be done in relation to Fyodor’s release. Sergei said that he needed to consult
with someone and then he said that A.Y. Bessonov knew where to go and with whom to come to
terms, or he would be let know that soon. On August 22, 2006, Fyodor called and said that I had
to take away our children urgently, because the people with whom he was staying were complete
“crippies”. In the evening of August 23, 2006, I called Fyodor and he told me he did not
understand what was happening and asked me to take good care of myself, the children (lest they
could be kidnapped) and asked me to leave home. I called Sergei and asked him when I could
meet with Fyodor. He answered that he was leaving for Sochi and would only be back on
Monday, and he would only be able to resolve the matter on Monday or Tuesday.
Further, I was totally unaware what was happening as I could not get in touch with
Fyodor. On August 25, 2006, I decided to go to the Main Department of the RF Ministry of the
Interior for the Central Federal District for help. The staff of the Main Department for the
Central Federal District proposed that I should file an application, to which I answered that I
needed to think until Monday. On Monday, August 28, 2006, I came and wrote an application
instituting criminal proceedings in relation to unknown individuals who kidnapped and held my
husband. After I filed the application police officers of the Main Department of the RF Ministry
of Interior for the Central Federal District went to the address indicated by me, which became
known to me over the week-end, as I sent a text message to Fyodor, asking him where was the
place he being kept and he answered to me that the place was 16 Dubovaya Roshcha.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: Why did you not send SMS messages to Fyodor
before?

Witness’s answer: I never use SMS messages at all.

Investigator’s question: Did you know the phone number at which you could get connected with
Fyodor?
Witness’s answer: Yes, this number was picked up by my cell phone.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: What was the reason for the delay in filing the
application?

Witness’s answer: My fear in front of the people who forcefully kept my husband and their
attempt to extort the money. I wish to add that the decision to get help from the Main
Department of the RF Ministry of Interior for the Central Federal District was connected with the
fact that A.Y. Bessonov informed me that these unknown individuals were extorting from him
US$ 20,000,000 for my husband’s release. I know that on the eve of my filings, A.Y. Bessonov’s
assistant met with Vneshtorgbank employees and after that A.Y. Bessonov told me that he did
not have such amount, after which I decided to go to the police.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: Talking with Fyodor over the phone, did you agree to
use any code words?

Witness’s answer: I was sure that (the telephone) I used to talk with Fyodor was tapped;
therefore I was afraid to discuss anything with Fyodor over it.

Defense attorney’s question to the witness: Who specifically made threats to your life and health
and in what form were such threats expressed?

Witness’s answer: Sergei did. The threats that Sergei made to me were described by me above.

Persons interrogated:

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