22 February 2011, 19:00
"Caucasian Knot" correspondents were not admitted to Khashagulgov's trial
Today, before the court session on the case of Issa Khashagulgov, a resident of Ingushetia accused of possessing weapons, at the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow, journalists of the "Caucasian Knot" Lydia Mikhalchenko and Ekaterina Seleznyova, as well as defendants' relatives, were not let into the courtroom without presenting any legal grounds.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents from the place of events, together with Khashagulgov's relatives they arrived in the courthouse 20 minutes before the session. The on duty officer and the press secretary said nothing about the secrecy of the case. However, when the journalists and the defendant's wife and daughter tried to enter the courtroom, the FSB investigator and the prosecutor, who did not want to introduce themselves, began ousting them out.
There were several FSB agents in masks in the room, who surrounded the journalists. When the relatives demanded from the judge to personally announce the closed nature of the session, the FSB investigator began threatening to squeeze them by force.
Author: Lydia Mikhalchenko; Ekaterina Selezneva Source: CK correspondents
