Basically, I got a death sentence. I knew it when I refused for 2.5 years and treason," said lawyer Maria Bunzler in a letter to her son on the eve of the verdict.
Journalist Natalia Kholmanova published the text of Maria Bunzler's letters addressed to her son. One of them was written on November 11, the day before the verdict was announced. Bunzler said that the prosecutor asked to sentence her to 15 years in prison, while she herself expected a conviction of about 12 years.
"To be honest, from the beginning I had no doubt that there would be a verdict. It would be incriminating and serious. Basically, I got a death sentence.
I knew it when I gave up 2.5 years and betrayal. And I don't regret it," Maria wrote.
We are talking about an offer Bunzler received last year from the security forces, according to which she should incriminate her lawyer in exchange for a reduced prison term.
In another letter, written in early November, Bunzler discussed transfer concerns and health concerns.
"For me it's like Calvary, I don't think I can survive it, but I'll try. Every day I try to revive my poor immune system, but every time it fails me," Maria wrote.
In the photo, Maria Vladimirovna is with the same lawyer who, according to journalists, the FSB offered to denounce her in exchange for a period of 2.5 years.