Handcuffs. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru

29 January 2019, 19:31

Rights defenders challenge refusal to investigate torture of Nalchik resident

Investigators explain the decision to suspend the case on torture of Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of Nalchik, by the fact that a suspected law enforcers cannot participate in a criminal case. Representatives of Rustam Kuchmenov found the above decision "strange" and challenged it in court, the Committee against Torture (CaT) reports today.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in December 2017, Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of Nalchik, appealed to rights defenders with a complaint about torture after his detention. He identified five law enforcers, but none of them was removed from office.

At a court hearing held on January 24, lawyers of the CaT learned about the suspension of the investigation into the criminal case against the head of a law enforcement unit suspected of torturing Rustam Kuchmenov.

The CaT published a copy of the investigator's ruling. According to the document dated January 17, the investigation was suspended "in connection with the establishment of the suspect's whereabouts, but his almost impossible participation in the criminal case."

"Yesterday, on January 28, 2019, representatives of Rustam Kuchmenov filed an appeal to the City Court of Nalchik to challenge the decision on suspension of the criminal case. Besides, the rights defenders intend to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the nearest future," states the CaT in its press release.

Dmitry Piskunov, a lawyer from the CaT, believes the reason for which the investigator suspended the case "looks extremely strange."

"In his resolution, the investigator openly writes that he knows where the suspect stays. However, for some unknown reason, the investigators comes to the conclusion that it is 'actually impossible' for the suspect to participate in the criminal case," said Dmitry Piskunov as quoted by the CaT's website.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on January 29, 2019 at 02:17 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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

March 14, 2025 22:55

March 14, 2025 22:48

March 14, 2025 20:40

  • ECtHR recognizes violation of media employees’ rights by Azerbaijan

    The European Court of Human Rights has found that the rights of Faig Amirov, the former financial director of the “Azadlig” opposition newspaper, and Aytadj Tapdyg, a “Meydan TV” journalist, have been violated. The European Court has obliged the authorities of Azerbaijan to pay the journalists 14,500 euros in compensation.

March 13, 2025 23:57

March 13, 2025 23:15

News archive
Пн
Вт
Ср
Чт
Пт
Сб
Вс
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6