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| Protection of a resident of Dagestan called the case of terrorism fabricated |
| 2023-06-01 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The case of organizing a terrorist cell, for which four residents of Dagestan were convicted, was fabricated, the lawyer said. At least two of the accused were subjected to pressure and torture, he said. The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the Supreme Court of Russia upheld the verdict on natives of the Kizilyurt district Jamaludin and Tazhudin Tazhudinov, Khabib Gadzhiev and Alimagomed Sheikhov, convicted of organizing a terrorist community. The defendants were found guilty unreasonably, so they gave evidence to the investigators under torture, their defense said. In December 2021, Khabib Gadzhiev was sentenced to 19 years in prison, Tazhudin Tazhudinov to 17 years, Alimagomed Sheikhov and Jamaludin Tazhudinov to 16 years. Each of them was also fined 200,000 rubles. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Alimagomed Sheikhov's lawyer Alexander Kuyumdzhi confirmed to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that "unacceptable measures of psychological influence" were taken against his client. Also, according to him, the examination confirmed the beating of Khabib Hajiyev. "There was evidence regarding Hajiyev that he was beaten. There is an examination on him. The rest stated this in their testimony," Kuyumdzhi said. He noted that all instances of appealing the verdict had been passed. "Including the cassation," the lawyer added. According to the court, in April 2015 in Syria, Gadzhiev, "adhering to radical religious views," joined the militants of the banned Islamic State terrorist organization and took part in its activities until November 2015. Then he left for Turkey and Egypt, and in November 2017 he arrived in Russia. In early 2018, Khabib Gadzhiev and the other defendants created an illegal armed group led by Tazhudin Tazhudinov. Only one of the defendants was charged with a trip to Syria, Alexander Kuyumdzhi said. "No one, except for one of them - in my opinion, Gadzhiev - was accused of being in Syria. But the question is whether he was there or not. The main outline of the accusation is preparation for committing terrorist attacks in Dagestan, plus possession of weapons, the creation of a criminal community and the like. A bunch of accusations,” he said. According to the lawyer, all charges against young people are fabricated. "The arguments of the prosecution in the case are not just far-fetched, they are fabricated, frankly falsified. And this is unambiguous. There is a whole range of evidence for this. But who would pay attention to them?" Kuyumdzhi complained. Khabib Hajiyev's lawyer in the Supreme Court stated that his guilt was not proven, since the court unreasonably refused to interrogate Turkish residents who would confirm that Hajiyev did not fight in Syria on the side of the militants. The defense also stated that a native of Dagestan signed pre-prepared protocols, which were almost identical in content. According to Kuyumdzhi, the young people knew each other before. "They are all from the same locality. Sheikhov is over 30 years old. He has a wife and two small children. But in the end he was sentenced to 15 years in prison," he said. Lawyers and relatives of the other convicts are not available for comment, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported today. |
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