23:00, 3 September 2010

Defendant Budtuev in Nalchik attack case will not returned to SIZO

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has upheld the decision of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria on changing the freedom restriction regime for Kazbek Budtuev, a defendant in the case dealing with the attack on power agencies of Nalchik on October 13, 2005. After five years in SIZO (pre-trial prison) he was transferred into house arrest. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by advocate Liza Shak.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported earlier that the state accusation sent a cassation presentation to the Supreme Court of Russia with a challenge of the change of freedom restriction for Kazbek Budtuev. The presentation was accompanied by a letter of the head of the UVD (Interior Department) of the city of Nalchik, running that Kazbek Budtuev, transferred to home arrest, lives with his mother. She is a bed patient; and there is nobody to go to shop and buy foodstuffs. Besides, Kazbek gets to the court sessions on foot or by public transport, which is a violation.

Author: Luiza Orazaeva

Source: CK correspondent