Former moderator of the Telecal channel 1adat was recognized as political prisoner

The Human Rights Center "Memorial" (recognized by the Russian authorities by a foreign agent, the organization does not agree with this) He recognized the political prisoner of the former moderator of the Chechen opposition telegram channel 1adat Salman Tepsurkaev, stolen in September 2020. This is stated in the message of the human rights center.

"We have every reason to say that after the abduction he was taken to Chechnya, where he was forcibly held and subjected to the humiliating human dignity," the Memorial website said. Human rights activists believe that law enforcement agencies of the Chechen Republic are involved in the abduction and imprisonment of Tepsurkaev. The Memorial states that the history of the former moderator 1adat fits into the “hunting” campaign of the Chechen authorities on dissenters. ”

According to human rights activists, the persecution of Tepsurkaev was aimed at the involuntary termination of public criticism of the authorities, violates his right to personal freedom and security, as well as to freedom of expression, including on socio-political issues. The Memorial requires the establishment of the abducted, to investigate torture on him and punish those involved in this crime.

• Tepsurkaev was kidnapped on September 6, 2020 in Gelendzhik. According to human rights activists , current employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Chechnya are involved in the crime. Despite the numerous evidence of this, in Grozny they repeatedly refused to investigate the abduction of the activist.
• The lawyers of the "Committee against torture" sent In the European Court of Human Rights, a complaint about violation of the rights of Salman Tepsurkaev after publishing a video where he scolds himself and tries to sit on a bottle. This video appeared on the network after the kidnapping of an activist in Gelendzhik.
• In March, the Caucasus. Realia reported that Chechen investigators handed over the materials of the inspection on the fact of the abduction of Tepsurkaev to their colleagues in the Krasnodar Territory.