The defense is seeking a reclassification of the charges in the Djikaeva case.

After the court session, the editor-in-chief of "Sap", Alina Djikaeva, was released under a travel ban. She only partially admitted guilt regarding the charge of bribing a police officer from Makhachkala; the case should be classified as petty bribery, the lawyers indicated.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow granted the request of the investigator to withdraw the petition for extending the detention of the editor-in-chief of the Telegram channel "Sap", Alina Djikaeva, who admitted guilt in giving bribes to a police officer - the duty officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Makhachkala, Shamsutdin Shamsutdinov, for obtaining information.

The editor-in-chief of the Telegram channel "Sap", Alina Djikaeva, has been released from pre-trial detention after admitting guilt. She is accused of bribing a police officer for obtaining official information, TASS reported today, citing one of her lawyers.

"Djikaeva is currently released from pre-trial detention center No. 6 'Pechatniki', where she had been held all this time," the defender said.

Djikaeva admitted guilt in receiving official information from the duty officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Makhachkala, Shamsutdin Shamsutdinov, for monetary reward.

The defense is seeking to mitigate her charges.

"Djikaeva partially admits guilt, not fully. This is the position of the defense. From our point of view, she is involved in an act that should be classified under Article 291.2 (petty bribery)," said the defense representative. She is currently charged under part 2 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (giving a bribe to a public official), which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison. If the charges are reclassified, she could face up to one year of imprisonment or a monetary fine," the lawyer explained.

Djikaeva was released after the court session, reports "Sap Caucasus".

"Alina Djikaeva remains under a travel ban," her lawyers informed the publication.

"Sap" is a network of Telegram channels dedicated to news from North Ossetia, South Ossetia, and the entire North Caucasus. The project was positioned as "regional independent media". "The hallmark of the editorial team is the prompt publication of exclusive news, crime chronicles, incidents, as well as stories about the lives of ordinary people," notes the channel "Govorит NeMoscow" (recognized as a foreign agent).

It should be noted that police officer Shamsutdin Shamsutdinov previously agreed with the charges of exceeding authority and receiving a bribe. According to the investigation, the police officer provided Djikaeva with information about incidents in Dagestan and North Ossetia for money, including personal data of their participants.