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| Chechen police refused to open a case of beating Zhuravel |
| 2024-02-08 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Based on the results of the inspection, the Chechen police refused to open a criminal case regarding the beating of Nikita Zhuravel due to the absence of a crime, the Russian Ombudsman’s Office reported. Today's hearing, at which Zhuravel was supposed to testify in the case of the burning of the Koran, has been postponed at the request of the defense. As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on September 25, 2023, in which his son Adam Kadyrov beats Volgograd resident Nikita Zhuravel, who was arrested for burning the Koran, in a pre-trial detention center. The head of Chechnya praised his son for this act. After this, Adam Kadyrov received the title of Hero of Chechnya and, among other things, the highest state awards of Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria. Adam Kadyrov received at least nine state and public awards. On November 2, 2023, the court in Grozny began to consider the case of Volgograd resident Nikita Zhuravel, accused in the case of burning the Koran. He is accused of violating the right to freedom of conscience and religion and hooliganism. On October 13, 2023, in court, Zhuravel apologized to Muslims for his action, but admitted guilt only in the very fact of burning the Koran, saying that he had no motive for gross violation of public order. You can read more about the Zhuravel case in the Caucasian Knot information “ The beating of Nikita Zhuravel: why did Kadyrov’s men need to publish the video.” The Chechen police did not find reasons to initiate a criminal case regarding the beating of Nikita Zhuravel, it follows from the response of the Ombudsman’s office to a private individual’s appeal; a screenshot of the response was published today by Telegram channels, in particular Brief. The letter dated February 5, signed by the acting head of the department for the protection of the rights of victims and other participants in criminal proceedings of the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Vladislav Grigorov, states that police department No. 1 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Grozny conducted an inspection “on a report of unlawful actions committed in regarding N.S. Zhuravel." “A decision was made to refuse to initiate a criminal case “due to the absence of a crime,” the letter states. It also states that the check was carried out by police on September 16, 2023. “The supervising prosecutor recognized this decision as legal and justified,” the response states. The trial of Nikita Zhuravel, who is accused of burning the Koran, was adjourned due to the fact that the defendant is not ready to testify, the Chechnya Segodnya news agency reported. “My client is currently not ready to testify and we ask you to postpone the interrogation of the accused. We need to discuss the legal position with the defendant,” lawyer Yulia Antonova is quoted in the publication. The next meeting is scheduled for February 12. Related: Nikita Zhuravel: 2024-01-31 Prosecution presented the court with a psychiatric examination of Zhuravel Nikita Zhuravel: 2024-01-18 Testimony of two witnesses read out at the trial in the Zhuravel case Nikita Zhuravel: 2024-01-10 Hearing in the Zhuravel case was postponed at the request of the defense |
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