Law enforcers in Grozny. Chechnya, April 16, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucsian Knot"

26 April 2014, 02:33

Rights defenders: statements about high crime resolution rate in Chechnya are untrue

The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said that the crime detection in the republic is high, reaching 100% in some districts. However, as noted by Lev Levinson, an expert of the Human Rights Institute, this statistics indicates not the real state of affairs, but the attitude of district authorities to the Ministry bosses; and Natalia Taubina, the director of the Fund "Public Verdict", believes that the absolute detection reports raise concern about possible violations of suspects' rights during the investigation.

According to Natalia Taubina, international experience shows that the detection rate of 67% is considered high enough, because "there are cases impossible for disclosure, even if all the necessary investigatory actions have been properly conducted; therefore, it is impossible to bring perpetrators to justice."

"I don't know any country in the world, where the 100-percent detection rate is cited as a positive criterion," she added.

Lev Levinson has added that the detection rate depends on registered crimes; and "they register only the crimes beneficial for them." "For example: the crime-solving rate (in Russia) of drug-related crimes is 99%. But what they do: they first find some disliked person; and only then put him or her under the respective article," he concluded.

Let us note here that according to the Russian General Prosecutor's Office for 2013, Chechnya was ranked 83rd by the number of registered crimes per 100,000 residents.

Author: Oleg Krasnov Source: CK correspondent

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

November 13, 2024 23:56

November 13, 2024 23:16

  • Kabardino-Balkarian resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

    The Prokhladnensky District Court has found the allegations that local resident Viktor Marchuk had spoken in a negative way about the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine proven. The man has been fined 30,000 roubles under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

November 13, 2024 22:25

  • Court in Georgievsk holds hearing on Makhachkala riots

    A court hearing was held in Georgievsk on the case of five residents of Dagestan, whom investigators treat as participants in the riots that broke out at the Makhachkala Airport. At the request of the advocate of one of the defendants, the judge removed a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the courtroom.

November 13, 2024 20:22

November 12, 2024 23:37

News archive