In Nalchik, prisoner denied of medical care, AI reports

Amur Khakulov, who is being kept at the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik and who is expecting the consideration of the appeal against the verdict in the case of the attack on Nalchik, suffers from chronic kidney disease and does not receive the necessary medical treatment. This has been reported by the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI).

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in December 2014, following the results of the trial in the case of the armed attack on Nalchik, Amur Khakulov was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.

According to his relatives, starting from the date of his arrest in 2005, Amur Khakulov was kept in custody at the SIZO-1, where he got a chronic kidney disease. This was reported by the human rights organization "Amnesty International" at its website on September 25.

The human rights defenders have called on their supporters and activists to send appeals to the Russian authorities stating that Amur Khakulov cannot receive the medical treatment which he needs. The AI has mentioned Paragraph 22 (2) of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, which states that "sick prisoners who require specialist treatment shall be transferred to specialized institutions or to civil hospitals." Otherwise, "the denial of medical care can be regarded as torture or ill-treatment."

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