Lawyers explain death sentence for Johar Tsarnaev by features of US judicial system

According to Russian lawyers, the death sentence imposed on Johar Tsarnaev contradicts the European Convention on Human Rights; however, it can be explained by the peculiarities of the US judicial system and the mentality of US citizens. For them, the crime committed by Johar Tsarnaev is so extraordinary and illogical that the number of his sympathizers in the country is minimal. This was stated by Konstantin Dobrynin, the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 15, in the United States, Johar Tsarnaev accused of committing the terror act in Boston was sentenced by the US jury to capital punishment death penalty.

According to Nadezhda Ermolaeva, an advocate from the Bar "Musaev and Partners", the European Court treats such decisions as in the Johar Tsarnaev's case as contradicting the European Convention on Human Rights.

In his turn, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov declared in his Instagram that Johar Tsarnaev "fell victim to the American secret services."

Rustam Matsev, a human rights defender and a lawyer, believes that the death sentence was imposed on Johar Tsarnaev not because of his Russian citizenship or strained relations between the US and Russia. Meanwhile, the human rights defender has noted that execution of the sentence can be delayed for many years.

When talking about the evidence of the Johar Tsarnaev's guilt, Rustam Matsev called it convincing.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.