The Supreme Court upheld a 17-year sentence for a resident of Dagestan who complained of torture

Despite the confession to torture by the security forces and the falsification of the criminal case, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the sentence of a resident of Dagestan, Elnar Amirbekov. He was given 17 years on charges of creating an illegal armed formation, preparing to attack law enforcement officers, and setting fires.

According to the defense, all accusations against Amimrbekov of creating an Islamist cell in the Derbent region of Dagestan are untrue. There is no evidence, and the accused himself was tortured by the security forces. Amirbekov's brother and parents testified that, during a search of their house, one of the operatives threatened to plant ammunition. However, despite this, the verdict was upheld.

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