Witness Testimony Summary: Alla Kashirina
Bio:
Ms. Kashirina, an accountant by profession, worked as a financial director of YUKOS-M and was also a director of OOO "Spray" and, later, Yukos Export Trade.
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Testimony Summary:
Ms. Kashirina testified about how she came to work for YUKOS-M, Spray and Yukos Export Trade and what her responsibilities there were. Her testimony was similar to other witnesses who testified that while they did not know the substance of the documents they were signing they felt comfortable doing so because these documents came with approval seals from the accounting and legal departments.
Ms. Kashirina's cross-examination revealed questionable tactics by investigators. Further, Ms. Kashirina testified that she lacked direct knowledge to support some of the statements she made while being interrogated.
Transcripts of her interrogations contained several assertions about YUKOS-M. She testified that she did not have any knowledge of any violations or any unlawful activity by YUKOS-M. Ms. Kashirina admitted that her statements about YUKOS-M having "illegal tax breaks" and "tax evasion scheme" were based on what she learned from various news sources. While being interrogated, she was not shown any documents.
At the end, Ms. Kashirina chose to confirm her interrogation transcripts, but with explanations and commentary made in the courtroom.