Crimes Against Russia - Nicholas II + Family

[Richard_Cullen]

PROSECUTORS APPEAL FOR HELP

Guys and gals, there are now only Puskinha and myself in the prosecution team.  There is a lot of work to draw the indictments together and to provide the opening statements for each indictment.  

If this is going to be the worthwhile exercise and academically enlighteneing exerc ise I believe it to be, we urgently need more help.  So come on lots of you discuss the issues acros the Discussion Board - it is now time to provide the evidence.  Both of us are each presently working on a couple of indictments, but there is much, much more.  It is hard work, but go on give it a go.  Please PM me if you wish to participate.

Richard

[londo954]

This is a wonderful idea.....I would love to serve as joror...I believe as a Russian historian I can remain neutral ......but I think we have to remember hindsight is 20/20 ( the cardinal rule of historical research) Is the defendant to be tried based on what was known in 1905 or what we know today!!!

[Forum Admin]

I really wish people would READ the threads. I specifically asked that prospective jurors remain anonymous and contact me PRIVATELY. Londo has now disqualified himself by publicly declaring a desire to serve as a juror...

[helenazar]

More importantly. WE STILL ONLY HAVE ONE COUNT in the indictment. I would like to put all the counts up as soon as possible rather than try them piecemeal. so PLEASE, even if you don't want to be ON the prosecution team per se you can file a charge here...What happened to all those "crimes against humanity" I kept seeing over and over on the other threads???

Maybe you can make a post under The Russian Revolution topic about this trial in order to get some additional charges. It's possible that some people are not aware that this trial is going to be happening on this thread... So you can make a post there just to let them know that they can submit their charges to the prosecution here.

[LisaDavidson]

The Centennial of Bloody Sunday will be 22 January 2005? Perhaps we can incorporate this into our trial timeline?

[pushkina]

i'm just bumping the thread up; we wouldn't want it to get lost.

as FA is re-organising, should the trial and its docs get its own thread?

[Forum Admin]

Just to say that for all who have PMd me to request jury duty, you are all on!
That said, I still need MORE volunteers. So, please PM me if you are interested, and PLEASE read this entire thread first.
Thanks
FA

[Forum Admin]

Ok
People keep writing me not understanding what it entails to be a juror here, so I guess my earlier postings in this thread aren't clear.

You have to remain anonymous except to me until the "verdict".
You have to read the charges in each thread here, and the evidence presented by each side. It will be about two calendar weeks for each side to post, which should offer each juror sufficient time. anyone pressed for time should PM me before that period is up.

You must judge each charge ONLY on the evidence presented in that thread. You must really try to keep preconceived ideas out of your judgment.

You agree to participate in this excercise as a juror until all the charges have been sent to the jury for verdict (barring of course personal emergency, in which case, write me a PM).

OK? That should be enough. Let me know Jurors!!
FA

[LisaDavidson]

Barring some last minute help, it appears that both the defense and prosecution will have just two representatives each. I would like to point out that to work on the defense, one does not necessarily need to be an attorney. I would imagine - though I cannot speak for them - that the prosecution would also appreciate help with their case.

If interested in helping the defense of Nicholas, PM either Belochka or Lisa Davidson.

[Forum Admin]

Let me just add, that to participate in this process in any capacity one need not have any legal experience.  There are plenty of those already on board! So please feel free to PM and volunteer if you are at all interested. We will gladly help you out with the details.

[Merrique]

I was wondering since there is going to be a trial against Nicholas will there be one for Alexandra?

[LisaDavidson]

No, at this point there is only one count in the indictment against Nicholas. No one has brought forward any more charges against him, so there are no plans at this time to try Alexandra.

[Georgiy]

Maybe she should be charged with him? Isn't that what Trotsky, Sverdlov and Co wanted?

[Forum Admin]

No one has brought any specific charges other than what we have listed. If you want other charges against other defendants, like Alexandra, please feel free to bring them.

[LisaDavidson]

I would like to point out, however, that it has been difficult thus far to assemble teams to prosecute and defend Nicholas. While people are welcome to bring charges, I suppose, there would have to in all fairness be people willing to do the legal legwork plus serve on the jury. I would respectfully suggest, therefore, that we confine ourselves to Nicholas for the moment short of having all the people I mentioned materialize.