In the Stavropol Territory, courts extended the detention of five participants in protests in Ingushetia

We have changed the title of the news due to information about the hearings on other defendants.

The Zheleznovodsk city court extended the detention of Khasan Zyazikov, a participant in protests in Ingushetia against changing the borders with Chechnya. It is reported by RAPSI.

The measure of restraint for Zyazikov was extended until March 16, 2020 during a preliminary hearing on his criminal case. The court plans to begin consideration of this case on the merits on 26 December.

Zyazikov is charged under the article on the use of violence not dangerous to health against a security official (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, during a protest, he threw a stone at a National Guard officer and hit him in the leg.

Judge of the Zheleznovodsk Court Mukharyam Samatov also extended the arrest of Timur Oziev, a protester in Magas, for three months, RAPSI reports citing the press service of the court.

The prosecution believes that during the action in Magas, Oziev used non-life-threatening violence against a representative of the authorities (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code).

Judge Vladimir Khomutov of the Zheleznovodsk Court decided to keep Ingush activist Akhmed Nalgiev in jail until March 6, 2020. This was reported by RAPSI with reference to the press service of the court.

Nalgiev is charged under the article on the use of violence that is not dangerous to health against security forces (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, during a protest in Magas, Nalgiev kicked the shield of one law enforcement officer and punched another in the face.

The court plans to begin consideration of the criminal case on the merits on January 14, 2020. Nalgiev pleads not guilty.

The Stavropol Regional Court extended until February 8, 2020 the detention in the pre-trial detention center for Rashid Aushev, a participant in the protests in Ingushetia. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot".

Aushev is accused under the article on the use of violence not dangerous to health against a security official (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). According to his lawyer Ramzan Uzuev, the investigation no longer has any grounds to keep his client in custody.

“If we talk about the fact that he could put pressure on witnesses, then all the witnesses were interrogated, with evidence that he allegedly could destroy, nothing happened during this time either. From my point of view, my client is being held in custody only because the case is politically motivated, and the judges do not act independently,” the lawyer said in a conversation with the “Caucasian Knot”.

Aushev's preventive measure was extended during a meeting on the issue of changing the jurisdiction of his criminal case. The court decided to refer the case to the Zheleznovodsk city court for consideration on the merits.

16:50 The Zheleznovodsk city court extended for three months the arrest of Magomed Ozdoev, who was detained in connection with the March 27 rally in Magas. He is accused of violence against a representative of the authorities (part 2 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by the "Caucasian Knot".

On December 19 , the Zheleznovodsk court extended the arrest of two more protesters, Zubeir Khamkhoev and Mustafa Vyshegurov , by three months .

Khamkhoev, according to investigators, kicked the shield of one of the law enforcement officers during the rally, and pulled the other by the hand. Vyshegurov is accused of throwing a stone at a member of the National Guard.

On December 21, the Essentuki City Court also extended the arrest of Magomed Khamkhoev for three months, reports Fortanga . The father of five children is charged under the article on the use of violence dangerous to health against a representative of the authorities (part 2 of article 318 of the Criminal Code).

• Zyazikov was charged on October 16 with a less serious article on the use of violence not dangerous to health against a security official (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). Previously, he was accused under an article on the use of violence dangerous to health against a security official. The charges against Oziev, Nalgiev and Aushev were changed in the same way.
• Earlier, the Zheleznovodsk court passed three sentences on the participants of the rally in Magas. Ramazan Gagiev On December 12, the court sentenced to 4 months in a colony-settlement. on December 13 Seit-Magomed Nalgiev was sentenced to one year and four months in a colony-settlement. On December 16, the court sentenced Zelimkhan Tomov to 17 months in a colony-settlement. All three criminal cases were considered in a special order.
• In September 2018, the authorities of Ingushetia and Chechnya signed an agreement to change the border between the republics, after which protests began in Ingushetia. On March 26, about 10,000 people came out to a rally in Magas. About two thousand protesters remained on the square all night. In the morning they began to be dispersed, as a result of which clashes broke out between the security forces and the protesters .
• The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on incitement to mass riots (part 3 of article 212 of the Criminal Code) and the use of violence dangerous to life and health against law enforcement officers (part 2 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). In it, according to the Human Rights Center "Memorial", at least 35 defendants, at least 29 defendants are in custody.