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| Shevchenko rejects the possibility of Nadezhda Kevorkova supporting terrorism | |
| 2024-05-09 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Nadezhda Kevorkova’s publications about the events in Nalchik in 2005 concerned the torture to which detainees were subjected and irritated the security forces. At the same time, “she did not support terrorism in any form,” said journalist Maxim Shevchenko, commenting on Kevorkova’s arrest in the case of justifying terrorism. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova, during interrogation by the Investigative Committee, refused to admit her guilt in justifying terrorism. The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested her for two months, until July 6, in the case of her justifying terrorism. Orhan Dzhemal’s text, the publication of which became the reason for accusing journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova of justifying terrorism, had not previously been declared illegal. The arguments that the publication on Kevorkova’s Telegram channel was accessible to a wide audience do not correspond to reality, the lawyer emphasized. The defense will appeal the journalist's arrest. Psychological and linguistic examination has become a punitive instrument, and in the absence of clear criteria for such an examination, it can be easily used to confirm the conclusions needed by the investigation, lawyer Timofey Shirokov pointed out, commenting on the persecution of the journalist. Kevorkova was accused of justifying terrorism for publications in her Telegram channel. The reason was the repost of a text from 2010 by journalist Orkhan Dzhemal about the attack on Nalchik and a publication about the Taliban movement*. As follows from the publication dated September 23, 2018, Kevorkova in her Telegram channel completely reprinted the text of Orhan Dzhemal, adding only one phrase of her own. “Text 2010 In recent years, Nadezhda Kevorkova no longer worked in the media, said Nadezhda Kevorkova’s ex-husband, journalist and publicist Maxim Shevchenko. “She parted with journalism, having retired, she wrote books - by the way, one of them, “Palestine, if I have to die,” was published quite recently. So those who arrested her dealt with the pensioner,” Shevchenko told the correspondent "Caucasian Knot". Speaking about one of the publications incriminated by Kevorkova, a repost of Orkhan Dzhemal’s text about the events in Nalchik in 2005, Shevchenko emphasized that her accusers completely do not take into account the context of how this text appeared in her Telegram channel. “She staged it only because Orhan Dzhemal, her close friend, was killed shortly before. She was depressed and played all Orhan’s texts that she could find,” he said. Shevchenko also recalled that Kevorkova herself wrote about the events in Nalchik in 2005. “She did not support terror in any form. But she wrote about the torture that detainees were subjected to, and since then many security forces have a grudge against her,” he said. Nadezhda Kevorkova previously critically assessed the actions of security forces in the North Caucasus in general and in Kabardino-Balkaria in particular. Thus, on the night of July 2-3, 2021, security forces announced that they carried out a counter-terrorism operation in Nalchik and Baksan, as a result of which five alleged militants were declared killed. Kevorkova reported that one of those killed was Khasanbi Khupsirgenov, previously convicted in the case of the attack on Nalchik in 2005. According to her, all five - Khasanbi Khupsirgenov, Anzor Barazov, Arsen Mendokhov, Mamaz Chikhradze and Khasan Shogenov - were kidnapped before the special operation, and the entire special operation was staged. The son of Nadezhda Kevorkova, journalist Vasily Polonsky, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that Kevorkova can be supported by sending her letters through the FSIN-letter system in pre-trial detention center No. 6 in Moscow. In his Telegram channel, he clarified where to send letters. “Write to pre-trial detention center 6 in Moscow (Pechatniki), Nadezhda Vitalievna Kevorkova, born October 21, 1958. Pay for the response forms. Write the date when you send the letter so that it is clear how quickly they reach her,” he wrote today. In the project on "Alif TV" "Jihad of Russian Literature" Nadezhda Kevorkova examined Caucasian and Muslim issues through the prism of the work of Russian writers, both classics and contemporaries. Among her interlocutors were Heydar Dzhemal, Sergei Medvedev, Lev Rubinstein. The topic of conversation was the age-old resistance to the Russian Empire's advance into the Caucasus. On the Poistine YouTube channel, Kevorkova appeared as an expert on the Palestinian-Israeli war. On the Telegram channel and social network X, she argued for the unfair treatment of Gazans, especially after the terrorist attack on October 7, 2023. Kevorkova was involved in the human rights protection of Muslims, in particular Chechens, on the territory of Russia and spoke out about the SVO in Ukraine, drawing analogies with the actions of security forces during the Chechen wars. As of 22.15 Moscow time on May 8, 7,554 people had subscribed to Nadezhda Kevorkova’s Facebook page*. The last post was published on April 27, in which she asked readers not to send her requests (to add friends) and to ignore requests sent on her behalf. "Friends. Comrades. Enemies. I don't send requests to anyone. God knows who sends them. Please just delete the request," she wrote. Three more posts were published in April, two of them concern events in Palestine, another announces a book of poems by Heydar Jemal. A total of 7,504 people have subscribed to Kevorkova’s Instagram page ; published posts partially duplicate the Facebook feed. Thus, the latest publication is dedicated to the book of Heydar Jemal. In total, three posts were published in April, two of them are dedicated to Palestine. Kevorkova has been writing most actively lately on Telegram, where 9,693 people have subscribed to her channel. The latest publication is dated May 5 and, like most in recent months, is devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian topic. Also in May and April, Kevorkova wrote about the death of Navalny, about the prosecution of playwright Svetlana Petriychuk and director Evgenia Berkovich in the case of justifying terrorism, and asked to send her the text of one of Orhan Dzhemal’s notes. Kevorkova has 3,668 followers on her social network page X.
Russian journalist and war reporter Orkhan Dzhemal was killed in Central Africa on July 30, 2018 while filming a documentary about the private military company (PMC) Wagner. Investigators named robbery as the cause of the murder. Dzhemal's colleagues, including Nadezhda Kevorkova, criticized this version. In particular, according to Kevorkova, the investigation had the attitude “not to investigate anything.” Let us recall that on October 13, 2005, there was an armed attack on Nalchik, the participant of which, Anzor Astemirov, was the subject of Dzhemal’s article from 2010. According to investigators, at least 250 militants took part in it. As a result, 35 security forces and 15 civilians were killed, 129 security forces and 66 civilians were injured. During the fighting in the city, 95 militants were killed, according to the “Caucasian Knot” certificate “ Attack on Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005. ” More from kavkaz-uzel.eu Lawyer analyzed the conclusions of the examination in the case of Nadezhda Kevorkova. Psychological and linguistic examination has become a punitive tool, and in the absence of clear criteria for such an examination, it can be easily used to confirm the conclusions necessary for the investigation, lawyer Timofey Shirokov pointed out, commenting on the criminal prosecution of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova. As the " Caucasian Knot " wrote, journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova, during interrogation by the Investigative Committee, refused to admit her guilt in justifying terrorism. The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested her for two months, until July 6, in the case of her justifying terrorism. Orhan Dzhemal’s text, the publication of which became the reason for accusing journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova of justifying terrorism, had not previously been declared illegal. The arguments that the publication on Kevorkova’s Telegram channel was accessible to a wide audience do not correspond to reality, the lawyer emphasized. The defense will appeal the journalist's arrest. Kevorkova was accused of justifying terrorism for publications in her Telegram channel. The reason was the repost of a text from 2010 by journalist Orkhan Dzhemal about the attack on Nalchik and a publication about the Taliban movement*. As follows from the publication dated September 23, 2018, Kevorkova in her Telegram channel completely reprinted the text of Orhan Dzhemal, adding only one phrase of her own. “Text 2010 Publication or reprint of any material can be considered a justification for terrorism and become the basis for prosecution if the security forces pay attention to it, said lawyer Timofey Shirokov, who is not associated with the Kevorkova case. “A psychological and linguistic examination of a specific publication in a specific account is sufficient. Law enforcement practice follows this path. And in this examination, psychologists can indicate that “the text contains an incentive to certain actions or the adoption of a certain ideology.” The person who posted this text identifies with it and also strives And it doesn’t matter that the text is not recognized as extremist, it can be any text, even, for example, an excerpt from “Hadji Murad” by Leo Tolstoy. An expert can “tailor” the conclusion that a certain person, by posting this excerpt, contributes to something and supports something. Thus, psychological and linguistic examination has become a punitive tool,” Shirokov explained. According to the lawyer, such examinations do not have clear criteria. " And considering how and by whom these psychological and linguistic examinations are carried out and by whose order, they can tighten up anything, there would be a desire. For example, if the text is allegorical. Experts can conclude: the person deliberately observes secrecy. The results of the examination depend on the desires of those interested individuals, and not at all from scientific methodology,” says Shirokov. Nadezhda Kevorkova was placed in pre-trial detention center 6 "Pechatniki", said her lawyer Albina Pavlova. “This is a women’s detention center. I can’t explain anything about her state of health at the moment; before her arrest she felt fine, but complained of the cold,” she noted. According to the lawyer, the current situation will be understood after the holidays. “Unfortunately, it’s not possible to go to the detention center on weekends. I warned her that I would come to her after May 13,” Pavlova indicated. As for Kevorkova’s elderly parents (father - 89, mother - 87 years old), they are not left without help and attention, said Kevorkova’s son, journalist Vasily Polonsky. “Yes, we are doing everything,” he told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. Nadezhda Kevorkova previously critically assessed the actions of security forces in the North Caucasus in general and in Kabardino-Balkaria in particular. Thus, on the night of July 2-3, 2021, security forces announced that they carried out a counter-terrorism operation in Nalchik and Baksan, as a result of which five alleged militants were declared killed. Kevorkova reported that one of those killed was Khasanbi Khupsirgenov, previously convicted in the case of the attack on Nalchik in 2005. According to her, all five - Khasanbi Khupsirgenov, Anzor Barazov, Arsen Mendokhov, Mamaz Chikhradze and Khasan Shogenov - were kidnapped before the special operation, and the entire special operation was staged. Related: Nadezhda Kevorkova 05/08/2024 Journalist Kevorkova was arrested on charges of justifying terrorism | |
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