A native of Chechnya has been denied transfer to a colony closer to his family for more than a year

Despite the court's decision, Albek Dakhtaev, a convict from Chechnya, is denied transfer to a colony closer to his family's place of residence. For many years he was kept in remote places of detention, subjected to abuse. This is stated on the website of the “Civic Assistance” project.

In December 2022, the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow declared illegal the FSIN’s refusal to transfer Dakhtaev to a colony closer to Chechnya. This decision came into force in January 2023. However, the man has not yet been transferred closer to the republic.

Until 2021, Albek Dakhtaev was kept in IK-17 in the Murmansk region, then he was transferred to the Vladimir central prison, then again to the Murmansk colony, and recently he was offered to go to the Vladimir prison.

Dakhtaev has previously repeatedly stated about bullying and pressure in the institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service, including on religious grounds. As a sign of protest, he went on a hunger strike. During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Dakhtaev’s prayer rug and Koran were confiscated and his beard was forcibly shaved. He had to pray on the bare floor, with loud music playing around the clock.

Albek Dakhtaev was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2004 on charges of banditry, murder, and assault on police officers. In 2018, the ECHR recognized that torture was used against the convicted person and his rights to a fair trial were violated.

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