16:42, 26 August 2015

Defence to appeal against extension of Dadaev's arrest

Zaur Dadaev convoyed to the courtroom of the Basmanny Court of Moscow. March 8, 2015. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"

Shamsudin Tsakaev, an advocate of Zaur Dadaev, who is accused of the murder of the oppositional politician Boris Nemtsov, has stated that the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow to extend the arrest of his client was unjustified.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on February 27 in Moscow; and, under official data, in connection with the crime, five natives of Chechnya and Ingushetia were detained, namely: Zaur Dadaev, Anzor Gubashev, Khamzat Bakhaev, Tamerlan Eskerkhanov and Shagid Gubashev. All the five have been charged, but refuse to plead guilty. On August 24 and 25, the above court ruled to extend their arrest until November 28.

Shamsudin Tsakaev has treated the above ruling as illegal and groundless, and investigators arguments in favour of extension of the detention of his client – Zaur Dadaev – in the SIZO (pre-trial prison), as "formal and unjustified."

According to the lawyer, he wants to demand another freedom restriction measure for Dadaev, not related with custody.

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

Author: Yuliya Buslavskaya

Source: CK correspondent