The case of "Cadet," convicted for tortures in Chechnya, will be reconsidered

Vyacheslav Feraposhkin, CK correspondent
Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:27:00 +0300

On January 17, the Supreme Court of Russia has ruled to send the case of Sergey Lapin (radio call sign "Cadet"), criminal search senior lieutenant of the Interior Department of the city of Nizhnevartovsk, who was convicted for torturing Zelimkhan Murdalov, a resident of Grozny, capital of Chechnya, to the first instance court for a new consideration.