New case opened against inmates from Dagestan beaten up in colony

In Kalmykia, investigators have opened a criminal case on incitement to riots against Dagestani prisoners Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov, their advocates have informed.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the Dagestani Ombudsperson, Djamal Aliev, stated on August 16 that he would seek a transfer the Dagestani prisoners accused of attacking the staff of IK-2 (correctional colony) in Kalmykia to the hospital. According to advocates, their clients were severely beaten up in the colony.

The Investigating Department for Kalmykia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICFR) has notified the advocates Aza Alieva and Snezhana Muntyan that a criminal case was initiated against their clients on August 26 under the article on incitement to mass riots – Part 3, Article 212, of the Criminal Code, the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal reported on September 2, citing Ms Alieva, who is defending Magomed Atimagomedov. The defence disagrees with the article and claims that "there were no such calls from convicts at all," the portal has noted.

"We'll sort it out. They should have a base of proofs. Let's go and see what investigators have, and what they are based on. Of course, we will appeal against the decision to initiate a criminal case under this article," Aza Alieva has concluded.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 2, 2022 at 08:50 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.