Court in Chechnya finds illegal ICRF's refusal to open case against Stavropol power agents

The decision of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to recognize the actions of power agents from the Stavropol Territory during their operation in Grozny, which ended in murder of suspect Djambulat Dadaev, as legitimate had been reversed by the District Court in Grozny.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Djambulat Dadaev, who had been on the federal wanted list on suspicion of killing an entrepreneur in Stavropol, was killed in Grozny on April 19. The operation was conducted by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Stavropol Territory. In Chechnya, a criminal case was opened against Stavropol power agents for abuse of power, but Alexander Bastrykin, the head of ICRF, closed it.

After Dadaev's murder, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov criticized the actions of Stavropol operative agents, stating that no one may carry out any special operations in the republic without the consent of local authorities.

A source from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Chechnya told today the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the decision of the ICRF was cancelled on August 7 by the Leninsky District Court of Grozny.

A complaint against the decision of the ICRF was lodged by the family of Djambulat Dadaev, said the source, adding that the officials of the ICRF have 10 days to appeal against the ruling of the Leninsky District Court.

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