25 April 2021, 11:55
Human rights activists declared the unwillingness of investigators to investigate the case of torture of boxer Khamkhoev
The torture case against Albert Khamkhoev, a resident of Ingushetia, was suspended 13 times, although the main evidence in the case has already been collected. Further, everything depends on the initiative of the investigation, said the lawyers of the "Committee against Torture" Magomed Alamov.
The "Caucasian Knot" reported that on September 10, 2018, the court sentenced the athlete Albert Khamkhoev to 1.5 years of imprisonment conditionally, finding him guilty of possession of weapons. Khamkhoev pleaded not guilty and recalled that he was tortured after his arrest.
The Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia has canceled another suspension of the investigation into the torture of Khamkhoev, the "Committee against Torture" reported.
Even after 3.5 years, it is possible to effectively conduct an investigation into the Khamkhoev torture case, said Konstantin Gusev, an employee of the North Caucasian branch of the checkpoint.
Khamkhoev managed to recover from the torture, his mother said. She called the decision to suspend the investigation of the torture case unfair. According to her, the torture did not go unnoticed for her son. After the incident, Albert left Ingushetia, and this was due to the incident.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on April 24, 2021 at 02:08 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Alyona Sadovskaya Source: CK correspondent
