The lawyer stated that Momotov was unable to appear in court due to his hospitalization.

Viktor Momotov, a retired judge of the Supreme Court, cannot take part in the court session due to hospitalization. This was announced on October 10 by his lawyer Nikita Filippov at the Ostankino Court in Moscow, the Izvestia correspondent reports.

"Momotov's health condition has deteriorated. He is hospitalized. I ask you to take a break for a week, as Momotov wants to participate personally," the lawyer said.

On October 8, it was reported that Momotov caused damage to the state in the amount of more than 500 million rubles as a result of tax evasion. The court refused to grant the petition of the ex-judge's lawyer, who asked to close the trial, stating that the case contained personal information and bank secrecy.

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