Dagestan court grants petition of "Chernovik"'s lawyers

On March 16, Sharaputdin Gadzhiev, Federal Judge of the Leninskiy district court of Makhachkala, Dagestan, changed the measure of restraint for the journalists of the local weekly "Chernovik" from the recognizance not to leave to the obligation to appear before court. The judge also granted the petition of the defence to conduct another comprehensive psychologico-linguistic expert analysis of the newspaper materials in the federal centre of forensic examination under the Russian Ministry of Justice.

The state prosecutor expressed his dissatisfaction with the court decision. After the announcement of the decision, the witnesses for the prosecution left the court room.

"The next court sitting will be held after receipt from Moscow of the results of the additional comprehensive psychologico-linguistic expert analysis from the federal centre of forensic examination under the Russian Ministry of Justice, which may happen in two or three months," described the situation Abdullah Magomedov, lawyer of "Chernovik," to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

In her turn, Isaeva said that she was satisfied with the court decision. "At least, we can now go somewhere," said she.