In a new circle

The North Caucasus District Military Court began Thursday preliminary hearings in the case of a special forces group under the command of Captain Eduard Ulman. This is the fourth attempt to secure a conviction against military personnel on charges of killing civilians in Chechnya. Previously, preliminary hearings, held behind closed doors, were repeatedly postponed. The last time the decision to postpone them was made due to the failure of the victims' lawyers and one of the defendants' lawyers to appear.