The prosecutor asked for four years in prison for the head of the Chechen “Memorial” Oyub Titiev

The prosecutor requested four years in a general regime colony and a fine of 100 thousand rubles for the head of the Chechen Memorial, Oyub Titiev. The telegram channel “The Case of Oyub Titiev | Human Rights Center "Memorial".

The human rights activist is accused of possession of marijuana. Police officers who stopped his car in January 2018 allegedly found a bag of drugs under the seat. The human rights community calls the case falsified. Titiev says that the drugs were planted on him. His relatives and fellow villagers said at court hearings that the man led a healthy lifestyle - he did not drink alcohol, did not smoke cigarettes and played sports.

OVD-Info spoke in detail about the violations in this case.