Iksanov is now saying that if Dmitrichenko is acquitted he will be able to keep his job at the Bolshoi. He also says that he believes Dmitrichenko when he says that he "only" intended for Filin to be beaten up. So if a judge believes that as well, does that mean Dmitrichenko will be acquitted? I don't care if Dmitrichenko is a pawn or not, he was the one who set the attack in motion. He's still guilty and deserves a harsh sentence. I find it very disturbing that the director of the Bolshoi is willing to keep someone like him on the payroll - a man who thought it okay to use violence as a way to deal with his disgruntlement with his artistic director. A man who has shown no remorse or regret or taken any responsibility for the immense suffering that has been inflicted on Filin because of his own involvement in this crime. Why isn't this enough to get him fired? Imagine you're Sergei Filin, finally coming back to work after months of surgeries and treatments, only to have to continue working with the man who paid an ex-con to have you beaten up.
