Escipov said that after that, the defendant's former employees began to blackmail him and demanded to pay 300 million rubles.
the head of pickett Group Company, Essipov, talked about patriotism in the trial and refused to plead guilty.
Mr. Essipov's defense lawyer claimed that he was slandered by the former employees of the enterprise, and even in prison, he would consider how to do his best to patriotism and defend his motherland. Esipov himself said that he "does not admit or understand the nature of the accusation". He argued in court that the case was based on data received by ICR from former employees of pickett Group, who were convicted of large-scale corruption and fired, and then criminal proceedings were initiated against them.
Escipov said that after that, the defendant's former employees began to blackmail him and demanded to pay 300 million rubles.
Esipov also said that the communication records in his detained mobile phone also proved this point. He voluntarily provided the ICR agent with the power-on password of the mobile phone.
Esipov also told the court that he "knew the generals who signed the contract" and complained that ICR did not allow him to call the generals in charge of procurement in the Ministry of National Defense. His lawyer is trying to contact these generals to testify after the investigation of the case is over and he is suing the court. According to Esipov, these generals "will definitely guarantee the quality of his personal and company products".
Esipov also argued in court that all bulletproof vests were provided to one of the military units, and the military unit confirmed its quality through independent inspection.
Esipov also said that the soldiers of the military units he supplied "wore our bulletproof vests and plate jackets to the battlefield. Although some people were killed or injured, some people were hit by bullets and shrapnel and lived because of the protection of bulletproof vests".
Esipov believes that this is the main evidence that its products meet the quality agreed in the contract.
Esipov also assured the judge that when his company signed a contract with the Ministry of National Defense, it always gave priority to patriotism and did not consider any profit. He also said that his company provided products worth 300 million rubles to the Ministry of National Defense for free, and told the court that his company not only produced protective equipment, but also produced drones, including the "Kamikaze Death Squad" drone. In court, Esipov's lawyers sought bail for their client, on the grounds that even in this case, he "considered defending the motherland".