Instead, a jury decided who should get what points, he said.
Because there was only a three point difference between the winners Turkey and Tatu, the Russians think this could have made a huge difference.
Rules followed
Bosnia-Herzegovina and Russia also used a jury instead of public votes because they didn't have the right telephone system to cope with national voting.
A spokesperson for the competition organisers, the European Broadcasting Union, told Russian journalists: "All the rules were followed."
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