03 February 2021, 14:37
"Rosgvardia" agents drop their claims against Ingush activists
Two law enforcers, questioned in court under the case of Ingush activists accused of creating an extremist community, have stated that they have no claims against the defendants, the advocate has informed.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the case of seven Ingush protest leaders, accused of creating an extremist community, is considered since November 24, 2020, by the Essentuki City Court in the Stavropol Territory. The case figurants, interrogated in court, including the prosecution witnesses, have so far testified in favour of the defendants.
On March 26, 2019, residents of Ingushetia continued their protest rally in Magas without a sanction from the authorities. In the morning on March 27, protesters clashed with the police. Starting since the early April of 2019, mass arrests of oppositionists took place in Ingushetia. According to the calculations run by "Caucasian Knot", at least 96 activists were prosecuted.
On February 2, at the court session, two secret witnesses were questioned, who had the status of suffered parties, Djabrail Kuriev, an advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
According to his story, these witnesses were employees of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard); and they said that they didn't treat themselves as those suffered from the defendants in the case. "Both employees stated that they have no claims against our clients; and they had never met any of them under any circumstances," Mr Kuriev has stated.
The law enforcers said they had not seen any of the defendants calling young people to violence, provoking attacks on "Rosgvardia" agents, or shouting any slogans calling for illegal actions, the advocate has added.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on February 2, 2021 at 11:34 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Tatiana Gantimurova Source: CK correspondent
