Mr Kolesov said he could not take part in such a trial, because a small lie leads to a bigger one.

• 让他感到气恼的是自己被定位成傻瓜和懦夫的形象，科尔索夫宣称自己无法参加这样一个审判，因为这个小小的弄虚作假必将引发一个弥天大谎。