Anna Stavitskaya, another lawyer representing Politkovskaya's family, said she would ask for a postponement because Moskalenko was unable to attend.
The deadline for the government's reply to last week's warning was originally September 4th, but has now been extended to September 13th, after Madrid asked for a postponement.
He complained about the lack of security in Iraq, and the inadequate electricity supply — "It is worse than ever today" — and asked for a postponement of the elections.
"We asked for a postponement so we can give the issue further consideration," said Stu Loeser, a spokesman for the mayor's office.
An initial hearing relating to the lawsuit was planned last week, but the village asked for a postponement until mid-July so that it could collect affidavits from residents.
He complained about the lack of security in Iraq, and the inadequate electricity supply—"It is worse than ever today"—and asked for a postponement of the elections.
A week earlier, after defense attorneys had asked for a postponement, the judge had proposed severing the case to limit the length of the trial.
(Mr. Houghton suggested "Dubuque" after Mr. Albee asked for a postponement of Signature's plans to produce a new play of his, "Edward Albee's Laying an Egg," because it was taking longer to complete than he expected.
