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[KavkazUzel] There are chances for the acquittal of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
| ...also spelt Abdulmumin Hajiyev. Along with the head of the Ansar Foundation charity, Abubakar Rizvanov, and Kemal Tambiev, he was accused of financing terrorism. Investigators believe that they collected 68 million rubles and 200 thousand dollars for ISIS in Syria under the pretext of building mosques and helping poor Muslims... |
, as well as Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov, accused of financing terrorism, although the share of acquittals under terrorist articles is extremely small, Gadzhiev's colleagues noted.
| However slightly more than zero it may be, it is still greater than zero. |
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that colleagues of the arrested editor of "Chernovik" Abdulmumin Gadzhiev consider his criminal case to be political persecution and regularly hold single-person pickets in his support in the center of Makhachkala, next to the complex of buildings of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB department for Dagestan. Today, such pickets were held by Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Chernovik Magomed Magomedov and journalist of Novoye Delo Idris Yusupov.
Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, as well as the head of the Ansar Charitable Foundation Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev, have been detained since June 2019 on charges of financing terrorism. Investigators believe that they collected 68 million rubles and 20,000 dollars for the terrorists under the pretext of building mosques and helping poor Muslims. The investigation connects the defendants with the Dagestan preacher and founder of the Mukhadzhirun Islamic Foundation, Israil Akhmednabiev, known as Abu Umar Sasitlinsky. The defendants plead not guilty.
On June 22, the state prosecutor demanded that each of the defendants be sentenced to 19 years in prison. The prosecutor ignored the arguments of the experts and the testimonies of witnesses, Hajiyev stated. On August 10, Abubakar Rizvanov spoke in the debate. The details of the case are collected in the material of the "Caucasian Knot" "Golunov number two": the main thing about the case of Abdulmumin Hajiyev".
The reaction to today's single pickets was active, passers-by expressed interest. "People offered water. Even one of the passers-by came up and gave a bottle of water," Idris Yusupov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent . The journalist noted that there were fewer pedestrians than a week earlier, as hot weather persists in Makhachkala.
According to the journalist, no matter how many court sessions the verdict is announced, this will mean the end of only the first stage, since the parties, the prosecution and the defense may not agree with the verdict and challenge it.
Magomed Magomedov, deputy editor-in-chief of Chernovik, counted at least 10 cases of reactions from drivers, as well as numerous cases of reactions from passers-by during his single action demanding: "Freedom for Abdulmumin Hajiyev". "Compared to previous pickets (the reaction from passers-by and drivers) was more active," Magomedov explained to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
According to Magomedov, the verdict against Gadzhiev, Rizvanov and Tambiev will be delivered by the end of September. Magomedov noted that so far there is no unequivocal decision on the continuation of the practice of single-person pickets after the verdict was passed on Gadzhiev. Gadzhiev's colleagues will collectively decide whether to continue the weekly solo actions after the verdict or stop them, the journalist said.
The editors of "Chernovik" are not yet able to resume the release of the printed version and work as before, Magomedov noted. The newspaper's editorial office plans to focus its work on the development of the Chernovik website, said the paper's deputy editor-in-chief. "We can't talk about the revival of the printed version and the appearance of the office yet," he said.
According to colleagues, Gadzhiev suffers because the newspaper voiced "uncomfortable questions" to the authorities and security forces, the "Caucasian Knot" report " Draft" says: threats, criminal cases, murder of the editor-in-chief.
The verdict against Gadzhiev, Rizvanov and Tambiev will be announced next autumn, however, given that both the defense and the prosecution can appeal against the verdict, the final decision will be delayed until next year, according to Hajiyev's colleague who was present at today's single actions . In his opinion, the chance of an acquittal against Hajiyev is very small, but there is one. "In general, there are very few acquittals under such articles, there are practically none. I hope that in this case there will be an exception, but the chances are extremely small," Hajiyev's colleague noted.
He believes that the judge was influenced by the speeches of all three defendants, but even without this, the judges must understand the inconsistency of the accusation, the journalist believes. "The judges themselves, even without these speeches, must understand the inconsistency of the prosecution's arguments, that the case is completely fabricated and there is no evidence," Gadzhiyev's colleague noted.
The verdict against Gadzhiev, Rizvanov and Tambiev will be passed within three to five months, another acquaintance of Gadzhiev , who was also present at the picket, believes. In his opinion, the chances of an acquittal or conviction against Gadzhiev, Rizvanov and Tambiev are practically equal. An acquaintance of the journalist is sure that the speeches of all three defendants influenced the judges, and also these speeches and the arguments of the defense will affect the final decision of the court, he suggested.
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