Witnesses in case against Klykh and Karpyuk testify in court about defendants' alibis

Today, at the court session in the case against Klykh and Karpyuk, the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic has questioned Tamara Klykh, the defendant's mother. She said that in 1994-1995, Stanislav Klykh was in Ukraine. Other relative have confirmed that Klykh and Karpyuk did not left Ukraine for Chechnya.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that starting from October 27, 2015, the case against Klykh and Karpyuk are considered by the Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic with the involvement of a jury. The recent court session was held on March 10. The court session scheduled for March 14 was postponed to March 24 because of the judge's illness.

Tamara Klykh said that in the period from September 1994 to May 1995, her son was registered as a full-time student of the Kiev University and received an increased educational allowance.

When asked by public prosecutor why her son is in custody, the woman has said that he is accused of involvement in the combat actions in Chechnya, but "he could not even hold a submachine gun in his hands."

Witness Alexander Pyatnichuk testified that in 1994-1995, Klykh was not involved in the combat actions in Chechnya. A cousin of Klykh has also said that the defendant had never visited Chechnya. According to the witness, the accused cousin has always been not far from him.

Two witnesses Anatoly and Valentin, brothers of Nikholai Karpyuk have testified that in the period from September 1994 to March 1995, Nikolai Karpyuk cared for his sick mother. Another defendant's brother has confirmed that Nikholai Karpyuk cared of his sick mother and could not travel outside the city of Rivne.

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