16:16, 18 December 2015

HRC "Memorial" states error in case of Karpyuk and Klykh

The circumstances of deaths of some soldiers that figure in the case of Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh are counter reality, said the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on October 27 the Supreme Court of Chechnya began considering the case of citizens of Ukraine Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, accused of involvement in warfare in the territory of Chechnya.

According to investigators, Karpyuk and Klykh were members of the UNA-UNSO, created in early 1990s and recognized as extremist organization in Russia. Karpyuk and Klykh denied their involvement in the Chechen conflict and declare torture during the investigation.

Having analyzing the circumstances presented in the indictment, rights defenders found a number of errors and inaccuracies.

According to the HRC "Memorial", 18 out of 30 soldiers, whose deaths are incriminated to Karpyuk and Klykh, in fact died at a considerable distance from the places, where Ukrainians took part in the warfare.

Rights defenders have also stated that the investigators failed to establish not only the places where the soldiers perished, but also the places where they took their service.

Earlier, the "Memorial" reported other factual errors and contradictions in the case, namely, the discrepancy of the number of Ukrainians sent to Chechnya with the number of those who participated in the battle in Minutka Square in Grozny; and reference to the "Islamic State" in 1991.

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