A Russian judge has been fired after he caught 40 winks in court and then sentenced an outraged defendant to five years in prison.

Judge Yevgeny Makhno of Blagoveshchensk City Court in Russia's Far East was forced to resign Friday for obviously falling asleep several times while trying a businessman on charges of fraud.

The case became a national scandal after the defendant's lawyer posted several videos online of Makhno asleep in court. The videos were then shown on state television.

Makhno claimed that he was not sleeping, but listening with his eyes closed, the reports said.

But since a higher court decided not to punish him, Makhno only has to take an exam to be reinstated.

The defendant, however, will be given a new trial.

http://news.yahoo.com/russian-judge-fired-falling-asleep-court-164134664.html

Lmao @ ''listening with his eyes closed''. Was he meditating??
They should pardon him sha,man no be wood.

binger: Lmao @ ''listening with his eyes closed''. Was he meditating??
They should pardon him sha,man no be wood.

I am still lost my dear brother ...the video is out too, I guess its on youtube...and the man had been FIRED

DailyNews: I am still lost my dear brother ...the video is out too, I guess its on youtube...and the man had been FIRED

lol, but from the penultimate sentence,it implies he will be reinstated only when he succeeds in the upcoming re-evaluation test.

What if the judged missed the relevant facts that could have helped the defendant?
I think the judge should be retired since he is obviously tired.
The position of a judge is a sensitive post and only mentally alert people should occupy the post.

binger: lol, but from the penultimate sentence,it implies he will be reinstated only when he succeeds in the upcoming re-evalution test.

I also learnt that he resigned after the video went viral online....

gbadexy: What if the judged missed the relevant facts that could have helped the defendant?
I think the judge should be retired since he is obviously tired.
The position of a judge is a sensitive post and only mentally alert people should occupy the post.

Thats a plain truth you just said up there...

binger: Lmao @ ''listening with his eyes closed''. Was he meditating??
They should pardon him sha,man no be wood.

Meditation no be good reason?? chey, its ok to meditate in court sha.

Listening with is eyes closed, dat jugde na comedian.

Wat nigeria see as normal thing!!

holy crap
he must av been communicating with d unseen beings.

binger: Lmao @ ''listening with his eyes closed''. Was he meditating??
They should pardon him sha,man no be wood.

He was resting his eyes!

In that case most of Nigerian Judges are guilty!


Including the law makers in our National assembly most of those guys are perpetually nodding and dozing off at every sitting!!

No No, he was meditating on the ryt punishment to dish out, kinda in the spirit.

He wasn't sleeping but trying to get a ministration or vision on wat judgment to pass.

But Nigerian judges with eyes open with sentence someone to charge and bail for theft of billions.

Don't forget this guy is also a judge @ home, so he must have done some nocturnal sittings too & needed some daytime nap!
Meanyle, dis kinda news doesn't surprise dose of us in Naija cos it's a regular & very normal fing...

U can't cheat nature.

Is the judge a learner?

one word! VODKA!

Meditating indeed...

So many law makers that listen with eyes closed...

Maybe the case was boring

bad_ass_nigga: holy crap
he must av been communicating with d unseen beings.

lolz!!!

OMO.while farouk lawan slept in court.he should be held in contempt.anyways Russia is effing serious with every job,u have to treat ur work like ur life over there.

Artistree: Don't forget this guy is also a judge @ home, so he must have done some nocturnal sittings too & needed some daytime nap!
Meanyle, dis kinda news doesn't surprise dose of us in Naija cos it's a regular & very normal fing...

Do you think they bleep much over there as you do?. Its like,u will like the 'thing' gan

Our legislatures also sleep in the House of Assembly, guess they should resign.

Strong thing! If dem try am 4 9ja ehn, na all our judges go resign....

[size=48pt] Ok he wasn't sleeping. I agree ok what was he doing. ?[/size]

hrmkz: U can't cheat nature.

perhaps , spiritual forces are at work here