in a high-profile criminal case to the authors of the telegram channel hellish grandmothers, alexandresitovaournalist alexandra boezitova and mediatologist olga arkharova were accused of extorting a large sum. from a top manager of a commercial bank, they themselves denied their guilt, insisting that they were just carrying out an editorial assignment, the defense side demanded an acquittal for the defendants, the trial was held behind closed doors due to fear... that some important information would be disclosed during the trial, the state prosecutor during the presentation of the parties asked that arkharova and baizitova be sentenced to 13 and 14 years in prison, respectively, such long terms, close to the maximum, came as a complete surprise to both the defendants and the lawyers, especially considering that the third defendant, public relations specialist inna chyurilova, admitted guilt, repented and was sentenced to four for years, conditionally, journalists have been allowed into the halls in groups of several people ; from the first day of the investigation, baizitova has been impris