a letter from court…
i got a letter on last saturday from the court in nizhny novgorod, saying i am called to attend to the court on tuesday,10 am. i din’t understand most of the content of the letter, but it was understood that it’s about the incident which happened on 26th of feb this year.and this tuesday will be the thief’s day of judgement.
just when i thought everything is over, it came to trouble me again.
i went to discuss with my russian teacher who were so unfortunately to get into this mess. on the day when it happened, she was called from somewhere in the city to the police station at around 8pm.then after that was called back few days after that to sign all the documents, to make a report, blah blah… it was very very troublesome….and the poor teacher had to sign the document to declare she’s a professional translator, even if she is not….
but we did sign another document saying that we did not want to know anything about the result of the case……but nevertheless, i was still required to be in the court…
both the teacher and i were very reluctant to go. of course from other’s point of view, this is the one time oppotunity to get to experience what a court looks like in russia,what more to play the role which decide the fate of a person. not everyone gets the chance, i know. but i have my concerns. my russian is not good. and i’ll make myself look stupid in front of so many ppl. it’s a long process .if this drags on and on…..my academic would be affected. plus, i don’t think going to court is something to be proud of…..and i don’t feeled secured. what if i get beaten on the way. what if the thief recognizes me and beat me up after he comes out….. as for the teacher…she was innocently pulled into this mess…
so we’ve decided not to go for it. many say that i might get sued for it, as seen on tv, or worse, i will be sued by the theif for calumniation…..or sth like that….(these ppl watched too much movies)….the teacher called the court and asked permission for us not to go…she said that it was a short notice, the street is very dangerous now and i was "sick". it is possible actually, because the thief stole many times before and there were many ppl who is gonna accuse him…. he was just unlucky that he chose to steal my wallet….
the court ppl was angry at our request, but nevertheless,she said that she would try to apply for us, but if our application is rejected, i would still need to go for court, even if it means with the escort of the polices.(don get me wrong…the police come to protect me)
i was praying hard on monday night, hoping that i could be exempted from it…..
on the next day, i had russian class…the teacher(the other teacher) came in and deliver the good news i wanted to hear
luckily, the thief requested for nobody to attend the court. he wanted a closed trial….or sth like that…so i need not go to the court….(God bless you, theif, sincerely..)
i am so glad all this is over…
