kˈɑːnənˌɑːvz fˈɔːɹmɚ suːpˈiəɹɪɚɹ ˈɑːfɪsɚ, lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌækədɪmˈɪʃən ænd sˈoʊviət fˈʌŋkʃənˌɛɹi, vˈɪliz sˈæmsənz, hɐz kwˈɛstʃənd sˌʌm ʌvðə fˈɜːst lˈætviən pˈɑːɹɾɪsən bɐtˈæliənz wˈɔːɹtaɪm ɹᵻpˈoːɹts əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˌækjuːzˈeɪʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst kˈɑːnənˌɑːv ɑːɹ bˈeɪst, ɐlˈɛdʒɪŋ ðə dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌvðə mˈeɪzi bˈæɾi ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz ɹˈaɪf wɪð fˈæktʃuːəl ˈɛɹɚz ænd ɪmpɹɪsˈɪʒənz.
Kononov's former superior officer, later academician and Soviet functionary, Vilis Samsons, has questioned some of the First Latvian Partisan Battalion's wartime reports upon which the accusations against Kononov are based, alleging the description of the Mazie Bati operation was rife with factual errors and imprecisions.