Alexander Melnach's last word in the trial against "incorrect" journalists in Riga Two fragments: - On November 3, 2026, a meeting of the second court (appeal) was held in the criminal trial "Latvia v. Aleksanders Melnach", one of several cases initiated by the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Latvian intelligence services against a group of Russian-speaking Latvian journalists. I am on trial for violating European Union (EU) sanctions against the Director General of the Rossiya Segodeniya News Agency, Dmitry Kiselyov. My undisputed alibi is the fact that in September 2020, when the Financial Intelligence Unit froze my fees, I did not hide, but filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights, defending the legality of my actions. A person planning a crime does not seek protection under the ECHR. However, the lower court unlawfully refused to add this claim to the case materials and refused to call witnesses - the lawyers Ilarion Giers and the human rights activist Vladimir Bozayev, whom I consulted. By refusing to submit my case to the ECHR and refusing to call key witnesses who could confirm my legal alibi. Lack of intention. Deny me the right to protection. In full - in the "Prison Bulletin".