An appeal has been filed against the verdict in Dzhabiev's case.

A lawyer for Inal Dzhabiev's family has asked the Supreme Court of South Ossetia to increase the sentence in the case of his death.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on October 2, the Tskhinvali City Court found guilty all defendants in the case of Inal Dzhabiev's death. Five of them were sentenced to terms ranging from three to five years in prison: three (Dzhumber Bibilov, Alan Bagayev, and Andrei Dzhioyev) were arrested in the courtroom, and two others received credit for time spent in custody. The court imposed fines on two former security officials, which were released due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. After the verdict was announced, about 10 relatives of the convicted came out to the central square in Tskhinvali. The South Ossetian Prosecutor's Office promised to appeal the case.

Fatima Gatagonova, the representative of the injured party in the case of Inal Dzhabiev's death, filed a cassation appeal against the verdict of the Tskhinvali City Court with the Supreme Court's Criminal Division yesterday, the Sapa Tskhinval Telegram channel reports.

"In my appeal to the Supreme Court, I asked for a change in the verdict in terms of changing the classification of the crime committed and increasing the punishment within the time limits requested by the state prosecution," the lawyer explained to the Telegram channel.

"Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report entitled "The Inal Dzhabiev Case: Death in Police Custody, Protests, and Crisis".