The health problems of Zarema Musaeva, who is being held in a penal colony in the city of Argun, are significantly worsening. The Team Against Torture lawyer, Alexander Savin, who visited her, has been seeking her hospitalization for several months.

“Zarema has difficulty moving and last week she started using crutches. Medical care is provided to her on the territory of the colony, but since the cause of her pain has not been diagnosed, Musaeva believes that she is not receiving full assistance,” the defense lawyer said.

In April, Alexander Savin received a conclusion from a medical commission regarding the health status of Zarema Musaeva. In the protocol, her diagnosis was changed: instead of type 2 diabetes with multiple complications diagnosed last year, diabetes without complications was indicated. It is not included in the list of diseases that allow convicts to be released for health reasons.

In early March, the Pyatigorsk Court of Cassation commuted the sentence of Zarema Musaeva from 5 years to 4 years and 9 months in prison. Last year in Grozny she was convicted on charges of using violence against a government official.

Let us remind you that on January 20, 2022, police officers from Chechnya came to Nizhny Novgorod and took Musaeva away. After being taken to Grozny, the woman was accused of using force against a police officer. According to investigators, she scratched his face.

Zarema Musayeva is the mother of Chechen activists Abubakar, Ibragim and Baysangur Yangulbaev. Human rights activists claim that she was kidnapped as a hostage and convicted of her sons’ opposition activities.