Badrudin Musaev pleads not guilty in use of violence against policemen

Badrudin Musaev, a son of the Mayor of Makhachkala, does not plead guilty under the charge of use of violence dangerous to life and health of policemen, filed against him. This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Akhkubek Kolov, an advocate of Badrudin Musaev.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Badrudin Musaev was charged under Part 2 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of violence dangerous to life or health against a public official in connection with the performance of his or her official duties). On June 20, the court dismissed the investigators' request to take Badrudin Musaev into custody.

According to Akhkubek Kolov, the advocate of Badrudin Musaev, the criminal case contains a lot of conflicting evidences.

"My client and his friends tell me a different version of the incident, which contradicts the story of inspectors of the road police (known as GIBDD)," Akhkubek Kolov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

In particular, according to the advocate, it was not Badrudin Musaev, who was driving the car, which violated the traffic regulations and was stopped by the policemen.

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