Court refuses to place Amirov to hospital

The Russian Supreme Court (SC) has begun considering the complaint against the verdict in the criminal case against Said Amirov. The Court has dismissed the petition asking for hospitalization of the former Mayor of Makhachkala.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in July 2014 Said Amirov was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of preparing a terror act, and in August 2015 – to life imprisonment under the case of organizing of customized killings. In September 2015, all the defendants in Amirov's appealed against the verdict to the Russian SC.

During the today's court session, Amirov's defence asked to send him to hospital. According to the advocates, Amirov needs constant medical supervision; and the SIZO (pre-trial prison) has no due conditions for that.

However, the certificates, presented to the court, state that Amirov receives all the necessary care at the SIZO, which was renovated specifically for keeping him there. Besides, near the North-Caucasian District Military Court, from where Amirov takes part in the court session via video conferencing, doctors are on duty. Given all this, the SC has rejected the petition of the convict and his defence, the RIA "Novosti" reports.

Earlier, Dmitry Khoroshilov, one of the advocates, asked the court to take into account the fact that Amirov is paralyzed; besides, he has a spinal cord disease and diabetes.

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