11 July 2018, 08:13
Oyub Titiev's Defence appeals against his arrest extension
The advocates of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", have filed a complaint against the decision of the Shali City Court of Chechnya to extend Oyub's arrest until December 22.
Earlier, on July 5, the Supreme Court of Chechnya denied the defence's motion to hold Titiev's trial outside of Chechnya, and extended his arrest until July 25.
Oyub Titiev, a Chechen rights defender, was arrested on January 11 this year on charges of possessing marijuana. He asserts that the drug was planted on him by a law enforcer. According to the defence, the case should be considered outside of Chechnya, as the republic's leadership has repeatedly insisted on Titiev's guilt.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 10, 2018 at 09:31 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
