Statement of state of passion allows Velagaev to avoid punishment for murder

Roman Kuzhev
Sat, 22 Jun 2024 22:04:00 +0300

All the chances to achieve punishment for Tagir Velagaev, a pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), for assassinating his ex-wife Umazhat Guseinova have been exhausted, the advocate of the suffered party has stated. Those accused of committing murders often refer to a state of passion in order to get the verdicts mitigated, human rights defenders have noted.