A Chechen detained in Kyrgyzstan asks not to be deported to Russia

27-year-old native of Chechnya Mansur Movlaev appealed to the authorities of Kyrgyzstan with a request to sentence him to real time in a criminal case for illegal border crossing. The materials were received by the Bishkek court. Due to fears of torture in Russia, Movlaev would like to serve his actual sentence in Kyrgyzstan. Lawyer Bakyt Avtandil reported this.

In August, at Manas International Airport, employees of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan detained Mansur Movlaev. Previously, he was put on the federal wanted list in Russia in connection with the financing of extremism. He spoke out against human rights violations and political repression in Chechnya. In his statements and publications, the activist raised issues of violation of freedom of speech, arbitrariness of law enforcement agencies and other problems in the region.

In 2020, Mansur Movlaev was sentenced to three years on charges of financing extremism. His supporters say the case against him was fabricated. In 2022, he was released on parole, but was detained by security forces in Chechnya. Movlaev managed to escape and reach Kyrgyzstan illegally.

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