The beginning of the trial the defense NHL “Los Angeles Kings”, is accused of domestic violence, postponed to July 6 because of the refusal of his wife Martha Varlamovoj act on it as a witness. This was announced on Twitter Los Angeles Times journalist Nathan Fenno Wednesday after a preliminary hearing in the court of the city of Torrance (California), which examined the arguments of the parties.
The trial of Russian defender NHL “Los Angeles Kings” Vyacheslav Voinov, who is accused of causing grievous bodily harm to his wife Martha Varlamov will start 6 or 8 of July. This was announced by Judge Eric Taylor at the end of the next hearing in the Supreme Court of Los Angeles County. The decision to postpone the start of the process due to the refusal of Martha Varlamovoj act on it as a witness. She has motivated its decision privacy and state, says journalist Daily Breeze Larry Altman.
Deputy District Attorney Frank Tributary insisted that Ms. Varlamov is obliged to appear in court as a witness and testify. “Under the Constitution, it does not have the right not to testify,” – Tass quoted him as saying.
After hearing all the parties, Judge Taylor decided to grant additional time for reaching a decision on the conditions of participation in Martha Varlamovoj process. Before May 4, should be resolved the question of whether it will address the court as a witness or not. At present hearing Vyacheslav Voinov and Martha Varlamov came and left the courthouse together, refusing to answer questions from the press. At the same time hockey was on crutches because of last week postponed surgery on the Achilles tendon of the right foot.
Vyacheslav Voinov arrested on 20 October last year in California on suspicion of domestic violence after how to hospital with injuries, accompanied by the Russians approached March Varlamov. Voinov was soon released on bail of $ 50 thousand. Then in March Varlamov said that the police wrongly understood it, as though she does in Russian. Woman and now insists that it is not about violence, and about the accident as a result of which she “lost her balance.” Voinov himself not guilty. However, according to the laws of California, in such cases the trial can be conducted without application by the injured spouse, but only at the initiative of the authorities.
In November, the district attorney of Los Angeles accused Vyacheslav Voinov in bodily harm wife Martha Varlamovoj. If the prosecution will present sufficient evidence, the Russian citizen could face up to nine years in prison.
Immediately after his arrest, the NHL suspended the 25-year-old Russian who has spent in the “Los Angeles Kings “four seasons and is a two Stanley Cup (2012, 2014), to participate in hockey matches and training. Disqualification Vyacheslav Voinov, who missed more than 30 games, became the longest in NHL history since 1927.
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