23:58, 12 December 2023

In Chechnya, court denies CER for Zarema Musaeva

Zarema Musaeva at the court. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Bakar Yangulbaev"

The Shali City Court has refused to grant conditional early relief to Zarema Musaeva, her advocate Alexander Savin reports.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that at a court hearing in Chechnya held on December 11, the defence voiced arguments for the conditional early relief (CER) of Zarema Musaeva.

On December 5, the administration of the penal colony in Argun, where Zarema Musaeva is serving her sentence, opposed her release. The penal colony administration has claimed that Zarema Musaeva is been kept in the penitentiary institution for a short time and has not admitted her guilt.

Let us remind you that on July 4, the court sentenced Zarema Musaeva to 5.5 years of imprisonment in a case on an attack on a policeman. On September 12, the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya reduced the sentence to five years of imprisonment.

Human rights defenders believed that Zarema Musaeva has a chance for CER, but the decision depends on the authorities of Chechnya.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on December 12, 2023 at 11:31 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: СK correspondent