11:20, 17 May 2021

Relatives of Chechen Djumaev ask to support him on the eve of trial

Said-Mukhammad Djumaev at the rally in support of Alexei Navalny in Moscow on January 23, 2021. Screenshot of the video by Anews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtasot6gdA4

On the eve of the trial of Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, scheduled for May 17, his relatives have urged Instagram users to support him and expressed their hope for an early sentencing.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on January 23, 2021, at the rally in support of Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, entered into confrontation with law enforcers. He faces up to five years in prison.

By his participation in the Moscow action, Djumaev has shown that Kadyrov's capabilities to control natives of Chechnya are exaggerated, said Ruslan Kutaev, a human rights defender.

Instagram users have expressed support for Djumaev.

"Lord Almighty, you shouldn't allow such a worthy young man with high spiritual values and life principles to be convicted," the user natmclain2000 has written.

Earlier, Kadyrov's adviser Adam Delimkhanov suggested that Djumaev renounce the opposition, promising that the head of Chechnya would help him in settling problems with the law. Djumaev ignored this proposal, and then, Magomed Daudov, Speaker of Chechen Parliament, summoned his relatives.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 16, 2021 at 01:17 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.