posted by zaina19 on December, 2005 as Human Rights
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Recommend Message 1 of 1 in Discussion From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 12/18/2005 4:22 PM 16.12.2005 23:34 MSK Chechen Separatist Denied Amnesty RUSSIA, Moscow. The European Court for Human Rights accepted to review a complaint from the former Chechen separatist Zaur Musikhanov that the Russian courts rejected to give him amnesty in accordance with existing legal norms. For now Musikhanov is serving a nine-year prison sentence, reported his lawyer Stanislav Markelov on December 15.
Markelov said that in 2002 Zaur Musikhanov, a resident of Urus-Martana, joined an illegal armed unit. This occurred after a missile explosion killed nine of his relatives, including a three year-old brother. Musikhanov did not participate in any fighting and after six months, in the beginning of 2003, decided to give himself up to officials. Such violations of the law as possession of arms, wearing illegal uniforms, and participating in an illegal armed unit fall under amnesty, Stanislav Markelov noted.
Government representatives declared that Zaur Musikhanov will be amnestied if he joins armed units under the monitor of the Chechen government. Musikhanov was rejected and did not receive amnesty. He was charged only for possessing illegal uniforms and weapons and participating in banditry.
In addition, Zaur Miskhanov was charged in depriving people of their freedom. While his detachment passed through a populated zone he allegedly held back two of his acquaintances. Markelov said that Musikhanov had indeed hid these people, fearing for their safety. Then they arrested his acquaintances after they testified against him. It is well-known that people arrested in Chechen are often forced by authorities to testify, the lawyer noted.
Translated by Nate Young PRIMA-News Agency [2005-12-15-Rus-17] http://www.prima-news.ru/eng/news/news/2005/12/16/34421.html
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