23:57, 11 August 2025

The defense asked to extend Movlaev's asylum seeker document

The Kazakh authorities have not yet responded to the lawyers' call to consider Mansur Movlaev's application for refugee status, but the defense has asked to extend his asylum seeker certificate.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, the process of extraditing Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia has been suspended until Kazakhstan considers his asylum request. Kazakhstan is not under the jurisdiction of the ECHR, , while the country's authorities will decide for themselves whether to comply with the decisions of the UN Human Rights Committee in the case of the extradition of Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia. The deadline for considering Chechen native Mansur Movlaev's request for asylum in Kazakhstan expires on August 19, but a hearing on this matter has not yet been scheduled, the lawyer said. The delay in the trial raises concerns for Movlaev's fate, commentators noted. The defense asked the Kazakh authorities to stop any actions aimed at Movlaev's extradition.

In May, Mansur Movlaev was detained in Kazakhstan on a search order from the Shali District Department of Internal Affairs in Chechnya. The court placed the detainee under extradition arrest for 40 days pending the receipt of an official request from Russia for extradition. On May 21, Movlaev received asylum seeker status. In an appeal to Chechens and residents of Kazakhstan, he asked for help to prevent his extradition to Russia. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office assured its Kazakh colleagues of the absence of political motives for the persecution of Mansur Movlaev, torture and cruel treatment in the event of extradition.

Movlaev's defense filed a motion to extend the document issued to him in Kazakhstan after August 19 - a certificate of a person seeking political asylum. This document allows Movlaev to legally reside in the country until his application for asylum is considered.

"If there is no extension, then there is a possibility that the authorized bodies may decide to extradite him. For our part, we are taking steps to extend the certificate. The motion has been filed, but has not yet been considered. It may be considered after August 19 - there have been cases when the court has ordered an extension even after the expiration of the term," lawyer Murat Adam told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The lawyer noted that he plans to visit Movlaev in the pre-trial detention center where he is being held in the near future.

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