18:05, 18 September 2014

Russia's SC rejects complaint of Amirov's defence against Military Court's verdict

Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has upheld the verdict of the North-Caucasian District Military Court passed to the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, who was convicted on charges of plotting a terror act.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on July 9 this year Said Amirov was sentenced to 10 years, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov – to 8.5 years in high security colony on charges of plotting a terror act. The defendants refused to plead guilty. On July 15, their advocates lodged an appeal complaint.

Today, at a session of the SC, they asked to acquit Amirov and Djaparov on all indictment points.

As reported by the ITAR-TASS, today, the Russia's SC has rejected the appeal complaint and the presentation of the Military Prosecutor's Office in relation to Said Amirov. However, it reduced the prison term of Amirov's nephew – the former Deputy Mayor of the city of Kaspiysk Yusup Djaparov by three months, that is down to 8 years and three months.