New twist in assize case double room murder? After the hearing, the witness suddenly says different things to the police

The witness said at the trial that on the night of September 30 to October 1, 2018, he went to ask accused Mohammad Taqi M for a joint. According to the witness, Youlia Soboleva (19) seemed shocked when she came out at that moment. The witness suddenly denied several other details from his statement. However, he once stated that the accused hid a knife behind his back that night.

Sudden statements

The witness in question was taken to the assize court by the Vlas police zone. During the drive back, according to the attorney general, he spontaneously started talking to the police officers. “The PV on this shows that a witness has told other things that can shed a different light on this case.” As a result, the Public Prosecution Service wants to call him and the police officers involved as witnesses. “It concerns concrete information that I believe is relevant in the assessment of guilt or innocence.”

Permission

The defense opposes the filing of the statement. “That conversation would also have been recorded, but the consent of the person being recorded must be obtained.” The defense noted that the witness was also not assisted by a lawyer. In the end, all parties were given permission to listen to the sound recording first, but that has not happened yet. In addition, the defense also suggests that the sudden statements seem staged. “He was supposedly doing something else at the police station when he heard he had to be here yesterday. But in reality he was working out. That’s all a bit too strange for me.”