Mother of Chechen resident detained in Moscow complains to Vladimir Putin about investigation into her son's case

Patimat Razhapova, a resident of Grozny, has sent her appeals to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the General Prosecutor's Office, FSB, and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). The woman complains about the poor progress of the investigation into of the case, in which her son Khamid Razhapov is involved as one of the defendants.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Chechen residents Khamid Razhapov and Magomed and Khamzat Tsetiev were detained in September 2014. According to investigators, they beat three staff members of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) in the Moscow village of Vnukovo. The defendants in the case are charged of attempted murder, and they are being kept in custody. On January 16, their advocates filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). In their complaint, they pointed out to the refusal of the relevant bodies to conduct preliminary investigation to verify the alibi of the defendants.

On June 5, Patimat Razhapova filed her complaints to Vladimir Putin and the chiefs of the law enforcement bodies during her visit to Moscow. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Patimat Razhapova herself on June 9. According to the woman, in her complaints, she asks the officials to draw attention to the fact that investigators fail to take effective measures to identify the persons, who are actually responsible for the incident.

In Moscow, Patimat Razhapova hoped to visit her son; however, she was refused in visit to her son without any explanations. Furthermore, according to Patimat Razhapova, during her visit to the investigating department, she was treated in a rude manner. "Patimat Razhapova is a sick person, and she can hardly walk... They shouted at her, and I was afraid that she could suffer from a stroke," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by advocate Khozh-Akhmed Gerikhanov, who accompanied Patimat Razhapova.

The defendants in the case plead not guilty, and their defenders also believe in their innocence, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Nikolai Dyakov, an advocate of the natives of Chechnya.

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