The resolution to extend the arrest of the former head of the Dagestan headquarters of Navalny was sent for review

The Supreme Court of Dagestan sent for review the decision of the Khasavyurt District Court to extend the arrest of the former head of Navalny’s Dagestan headquarters, Eduard Ataev, accused of possessing weapons, explosives and drugs, “Kavkaz.Realii”.

report “The district court’s decision made against Atayev cannot be recognized as legal, justified and motivated, since the violations committed by the court of first instance cannot be eliminated in the appellate court,” the publication quotes the court’s decision. At the same time, Atayev was left in the pre-trial detention center; the issue of extending the arrest will be considered again in the first instance.

On August 13, one of the decisions to extend the arrest of the oppositionist by the Supreme Court of Dagestan was also illegal.

admitted Atayev is accused of possession of weapons (Part 1 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code), explosives (Part 1 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code) and drugs (Part 1 of Article 228 of the Criminal Code). At the end of March, the man was arrested - since then he has been in pre-trial detention center-3 in Khasavyurt.

sent “He said that they came to search him and detained him. The things that were allegedly found on him, he, naturally, did not have. He connects this with his political activity,” Atayev’s lawyer told Kavkaz.Realii journalists about the searches that took place at the oppositionist’s home at the end of March. Also, during one of the court hearings, the arrested person stated that he had never used or stored drugs.

commented on the criminal case against Ataev in the Khasavyurt District Court on the merits since August 15.

listens - Navalny’s supporters have been trying to open a headquarters in Dagestan since February 2021. In April of the same year, Eduard Atayev, the acting headquarters coordinator at that time, was sentenced to 10 days. In fact, the security forces kidnapped the activist, as well as another employee of Murad Manapov’s headquarters. The latter said that after his arrest they threatened him with torture and demanded a report on the plans of the headquarters. arrested - June 9, 2021 by the Moscow City Court, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), the Foundation for the Defense of Citizens' Rights (FZPG) and the headquarters of Alexei Navalny by extremist organizations. An appeals court later upheld this decision. After this, supporters of the opposition politician began to leave Russia en masse.

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