One of Movlaev's Kazakh lawyers has had his license revoked.

A court in Kazakhstan has disbarred Murat Adam, one of the defense attorneys for Chechen native Mansur Movlaev. Adam called the decision politically motivated and intends to appeal it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," at the end of December, the asylum review commission in Kazakhstan refused to grant Mansur Movlaev refugee status. Social media users stated that Kazakh authorities should not deport Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia, who faces persecution in his home country and may also face a threat to his life. Movlaev's defense, including attorney Murat Adam, announced the filing of an appeal to the UN.

Lawyer Murat Adam has been stripped of his license, KazTag reports.

Bostandyk District Court Judge Dauren Tileubayev ruled Thursday to strip Adam of his attorney license following a lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Justice, at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which accused Adam of social media posts discrediting the work of pre-trial investigation bodies during the defense of former Orda.kz editor-in-chief Gulnar Bazhkenova.

In particular, the Ministry of Internal Affairs accused Adam of disseminating false information about the progress of the case, including the events of the search. December 1, 2025, when the lawyer allegedly failed to provide documents.

At the same time, Adam's side refuted these allegations, presenting evidence to support their case.

"I understand that administrative resources are at play here. The only thing I can say now is that we did everything we could to refute every word of the lawsuit filed against me. And I believe our side was completely successful. We refuted all the evidence that formed the basis of the lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To this day, of course, I myself am perplexed by the court's decision." "We haven't yet received the full reasoned text of the court's decision. We will, of course, review it and will certainly exercise our right to file an appeal," Adam said after the trial.

As a reminder, while studying at university, Mansur Movlaev helped the Chechen opposition movement "Adat" (an organization recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) with information about kidnapped people. In 2020, Movlaev was sentenced in Russia to two years in prison on drug trafficking charges. He told his lawyers that investigators gave him a "choice" of two charges: possession of weapons or possession of drugs, and he was facing prison either way. In 2022, Movlaev was released on parole, but was detained by security forces in Chechnya and held in an illegal prison. He escaped and, in January 2023, was able to illegally enter Kyrgyzstan after being charged with financing extremism. In August 2023, security forces in Kyrgyzstan detained Movlaev, who was wanted in Russia for financing extremist activity. On October 4, 2023, a Bishkek court sentenced Movlaev to six months in prison and subsequent deportation from the country. In October 2024, Mansur Movlaev reported the kidnapping of his relatives by security forces in Chechnya.