Trial not to be postponed but public out
Before the expert witness could be heard on the Perm letter about the defendant’s schizophrenia the defense asked to postpone the trial for 1 week. They argued more time is needed to be prepared for the hearing of the psychiatric expert. Public and private prosecutors ask for a dismisssal of this request. The court found no reason to grant a delay the trial. All medical facts were known by the defense. But a motion to exclude the public was granted.