A court in Grozny sentenced mobilized Rustan Uteev to five years in prison under the article on leaving a military unit. His sentence was commuted because he participated in the “SVO” in Ukraine and has the status of a combat veteran.

A resident of the Nazran district of Ingushetia, Rasukhan Matsiev, accused of illegal possession of explosive devices, said that the grenade was planted on him by security forces. This was reported in the decision to select a preventive measure for him, published on the website of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia.

6 февраля Пятый кассационный суд в Пятигорске рассмотрит жалобу адвоката Александра Савина на обвинительный приговор Зареме Мусаевой. По мнению защиты, при рассмотрении дела было допущено много процессуальных нарушений, а ряд свидетельских показаний противоречат друг другу. 

The Malgobek City Court of Ingushetia sent Leila Gatagazheva, who had previously been placed under house arrest, to a pre-trial detention center. She will be in custody until February 23.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan overturned the sentence of Shakhban Abakargadzhiev in a criminal case for disseminating “fakes” about the Russian army and sent it for a new trial to the court of first instance.

A court in Kazan extended the arrest period for journalist and editor of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty Alsu Kurmasheva for another two months - until April 5. She is accused of failing to provide documents to the Ministry of Justice for inclusion in the register of “foreign agents.”

The Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced Elvin Mustafayev, a member of the alternative Confederation of Trade Unions “Work Table”, to three years in prison. He was accused of drug trafficking. He denied the accusations and linked them to his trade union and social activities.

The Supreme Court of Crimea considered the appeals and left the Crimean Solidarity activists from Bakhchisarai in pretrial detention. Seydamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov, Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulaev will be under arrest at least until April 22.

In addition to the previously widespread professional assessment under the category of “religious extremism,” the authorities of Dagestan began to practice persecution of citizens for their participation in protests. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Protection Center.

Kuban Left Resistance activist Daria Polyudova, sentenced to nine years, reported being beaten by her cellmate in correctional colony No. 4 in Kabardino-Balkaria. According to the lawyer, the prisoner suffered for making critical statements about Russian President Putin.