Russia's Concord Urges Mueller To Explain Indictment, Provide 'Particulars' - Court Filing

Russian company Concord Management and Consulting urged a US court to direct Special Counsel Robert Mueller to provide the defense with a bill of particulars explaining the allegations against the firm, a motion document revealed on Monday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th March, 2019) Russian company Concord Management and Consulting urged a US court to direct Special Counsel Robert Mueller to provide the defense with a bill of particulars explaining the allegations against the firm, a motion document revealed on Monday.

"In seeking the particulars of the allegations in the Indictment, Concord is not asking that the government explain the manner in which it will prove its allegations, but rather for an explanation of the allegations themselves so as to allow it to prepare a defense and avoid surprise at trial," the document said. "For the reasons set forth above, Concord respectfully requests that the Court direct the Special Counsel to prepare a bill of particulars setting forth the information requested.

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In a court filing in February, defense attorneys for Concord argued that Mueller treated the company unfairly because he did not give it the opportunity to cooperate and avoid prosecution as he did for a US law firm involved in a similar case.

Mueller indicted Concord Management and others as part of his investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. Russia has repeatedly refuted the claims of meddling in US elections, saying the allegations are absurd and intended to deflect public attention from actual instances of election fraud and corruption as well as other pressing domestic issues.