The Supreme Court of Chechnya left under the arrest the head of the Grozny "memorial" Oyub Titiev

The Supreme Court of Chechnya rejected the complaint about the extension of the arrest of the head of the Grozny branch of the Memorial Oyub Titiev, according to the telegram channel of the human rights center.

During the meeting, the defense recalled that when extending the preventive measure, the Staropromyslovsky District Court was founded on the report of the operative, who insisted that Titiev could hide from law enforcement agencies. But what kind of information is contained in this report and from what sources it was received, in court they did not specify.

“The first instance court did not check this information and did not appreciate this“ proof ”. In addition, there is no evidence that Oyub, if he is changed by a preventive measure, will try to commit crimes and put pressure on the participants in the process, ” said lawyer Peter Zaikin.

However, the court considered the decision to extend the arrest justified and legal. Thus, the human rights activist will remain in custody until May 9.

Titieva is accused of storing drugs of a large scale (part 2 of article 228 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, a bag with marijuana was found in the car of the human rights activist. Titiev himself in court insisted that he was thrown by law enforcement officers who detained him twice.

The first time the package was found in the car without witnesses, so law enforcement officers had to stage the second detention, during which they found the same package, but already in the presence of witnesses. At first, the investigation department of the Kurchaloevsky District Department of Internal Affairs was investigated, then it was transferred to the IC Department in Chechnya.

Memorial recognized Titiev as political prisoner. According to human rights activists, the criminal case was opened in order to stop the public activity of the Grozny Memorial, aimed at protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.