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Okhotin and his family members have questioned whether the Russian government's prosecution of Okhotin is related to his support of Baptists in a country dominated by the Russian Orthodox Church...
...others speculated before the trial that the prosecutors and judge might insist on going through with the full courtroom process even if they did not intend to follow through on the smuggling charges against Okhotin, as a way of exposing the corruption many say is rampant in the Russian customs system...
Okhotin said Tuesday that in the case of such a show trial, he would not cooperate with what he termed “a game taking place outside of whatever I do,” despite his adamant opposition to the alleged misconduct of Russian customs officials...
Sonnenberg said some uncertainty and lack of immediate resolution was inevitable, and that in its face a verdict of conditional guilt would be best fought far from Russian shores...
...immediate fate on his mind on Tuesday night. He stressed that no matter the outcome of the trial, he would still not be satisfied until the money he brought overseas this spring finally reached its intended recipients—the destitute evangelical Protestant congregations which dot the Russian landscape...