Nalchik Indictment Rewrites Recent History
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posted by circassiankama on April, 2009 as KABARDINO BALKAR
April 16, 2009
Nalchik Indictment Rewrites Recent History
The prosecution at the trial of 58 young men charged with participating
in the October 13, 2005, multiple attacks on police and security
facilities in Nalchik, capital of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic
(KBR), has begun to read out the formal indictment against them. The
document contains a number of factual errors.
Meanwhile,
lawyers for the accused continue to protest the recent legislative
amendments that deny persons accused on charges related to "terrorism"
the right to a jury trial.
According to the official account of
what happened, the October 2005 attacks were perpetrated by between
100-200 young Muslim militants alienated by systematic brutal police
harassment of nonviolent but devout Muslims. Although the attacks were
reportedly planned by veteran Chechen field commander Shamil Basayev,
many of the young men in question had received ... >> full
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CK: Woman From Kabardino-Balkaria Complains Of Blackmailing By Militiaman
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posted by eagle on as KABARDINO BALKAR
Woman from Kabardino-Balkaria complains of blackmailing by militiamanMarina Bottaeva, 20, a resident of Nalchik, addressed human rights organizations with an application that he was blackmailed by a law enforcer named Arsen Iritov, born in 1985, a relative of Naurbi Zhamborov, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.
"Since December 2007 I was meeting with militiaman Arsen Iritov. We had serious relations and were going to get married. But he concealed from me the fact that he was in civil marriage with another woman. This circumstance caused me to break relations with him. My decision provoked his negative reaction. He repeatedly exerted moral and physical pressure on me, beat me, threatened and offended," runs Ms Bottaeva's statement. She writes that last November Iritov threatened her with his service pistol; another case of this sort took place on February 19.
"I am afraid for my life. His position and links among the authorities ... >> full
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CK: Tomorrow, Trial On Events On October 13, 2005, In Kabardino-Balkaria Will Continue
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posted by eagle on as KABARDINO BALKAR
Tomorrow, trial on events on October 13, 2005, in Kabardino-Balkaria will continueOn April 23, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria will continue considering the case on events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik. It is not excluded that the verdict will be passed at last, anticipated by the public for three and a half years already.
The "Caucasian Knot" reported earlier that 58 persons are in the prisoner's dock. They are accused of grave and especially grave crimes.
On October 13, 2005, Nalchik was attacked by armed persons, as a result of which 35 law enforcers, 14 peaceful citizens and 92 militants were lost. Later, detention of suspects of involvement in the events of autumn 2005 continued.
On October 23, 2005, Rasul Kudaev was detained on suspicion of attacking the post of State Traffic Inspectorate (known as "GIBDD") located at the entrance to Khasanya village near Nalchik. Until now, Kudaev is ... >> full
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CK: Tomorrow, Trial On Events On October 13, 2005, In Kabardino-Balkaria Will Continue
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posted by eagle on as KABARDINO BALKAR
Tomorrow, trial on events on October 13, 2005, in Kabardino-Balkaria will continueOn April 23, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria will continue considering the case on events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik. It is not excluded that the verdict will be passed at last, anticipated by the public for three and a half years already.
The "Caucasian Knot" reported earlier that 58 persons are in the prisoner's dock. They are accused of grave and especially grave crimes.
On October 13, 2005, Nalchik was attacked by armed persons, as a result of which 35 law enforcers, 14 peaceful citizens and 92 militants were lost. Later, detention of suspects of involvement in the events of autumn 2005 continued.
On October 23, 2005, Rasul Kudaev was detained on suspicion of attacking the post of State Traffic Inspectorate (known as "GIBDD") located at the entrance to Khasanya village near Nalchik. Until now, Kudaev is ... >> full
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CK: Defendants In Nalchik Attack Case Refuse To Plead Guilty
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posted by eagle on as KABARDINO BALKAR
Defendants in Nalchik attack case refuse to plead guiltyThe majority of defendants who figure in the criminal case on the events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik refuse to admit their guilt. Some of them have admitted only the charge under Article 222 of the Russian Criminal Code - "Bearing and storage of arms".
At today's session of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, the defendants and their advocates have expressed their attitude to the indictment.
The debate of the bill of particulars started with the speech of advocate Anatoly Kunizhev who stated that "it's impossible to agree that the defendants wanted to tear away a small territory from the great country and create an Islamic state." In his opinion, the tragedy was a result misunderstanding between believers and the authorities.
"Believers came to the mosque, but it was closed. The militia stated that people were doing something illegal in mosques. ... >> full
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