Attorneys are suspected of disclosing the investigation data (Article 407 of the Criminal Code). However, it is not specified who exactly was detained.
It should be noted that at the trial, the prisoners thanked their attorneys for the courage of the latter in their final statements.
“And finally. Thanks to the lawyers who are not afraid and do not give up. The best times are yet to come!” said one of the defendants in the case, Akikhiro Hayeuski-Hanada.
Even after the trial, an attempt to detain the attorneys involved in the case took place. Apart from that, diplomats and relatives of prisoners were detained.