Svetlana Gannushkina. Photo: Karina Gradusova https://ru.wikipedia.org

05 July 2023, 19:17

Rights defenders are sure of Chechen law enforcers' involvement in attack on Milashina

The attack on the journalist Elena Milashina and the advocate Alexander Nemov has to do with Milashina's publications in which she wrote about human rights violations in Chechnya, human rights defenders have noted.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on July 4, Elena Milashina, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" outlet, and Alexander Nemov, an advocate for Zarema Musaeva, were attacked in Chechnya. They were beaten up by masked gunmen when they were on the way from the airport to Grozny, where the verdict in the case of Zarema Musaeva was to be announced. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has promised to "sort things out"; and Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the Chechen Press Ministry, have pointed out that "the style of Western intelligence services" is seen in the attack.

Svetlana Gannushkina*, the head of the "Civic Assistance" Committee*, is sure that the attack had to do with Milashina's human rights activities. "They were waiting for her there to beat her for her so much writing on human rights issues, conducts inquiries and shows the real Chechnya," Ms Gannushkina* has stated.

According to her version, the attackers are definitely law enforcers. Gannushkina* has also added that the attackers would not be identified and punished.

Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender, is also sure that Milashina was the attackers' target.

"Only law enforcers can beat a woman so openly and with such cruelty," he has stated.

Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, is sure that Milashina would have been attacked at any moment while in Grozny.

A criminal case on the attack on Milashina and Nemov can be initiated under several articles, said Galina Tarasova, a lawyer. According to her story, the case should have been transferred to the central office of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Ms Tarasova has added that journalists and lawyers should have by law the right to safely perform their work.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 5, 2023 at 08:07 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Roman Kuzhev Source: СK correspondent

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