Sentence to Said Amirov appealed against at ECtHR

The Russian court has violated the right of Said Amirov, the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala, and of other figurants in his case to a fair trial, said Vladimir Postanyuk, one of Amirov's advocates.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 27, 2015, the court sentenced Said Amirov to life imprisonment; on March 24 this year, the Russian Supreme Court upheld the verdict to Amirov. The defence has announced its intention to appeal against the verdict to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Said Amirov, Yusup Djaparov, Murad Aliev, Akhmedov brothers, Magomed Kadiev and Zubair Mutaev were charged with organizing murders, participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF), banditry, terrorism and illegal arms circulation. None of the defendants pleaded guilty.

The complaint has been sent to the ECtHR, the "Interfax" writes today with reference to Vladimir Postanyuk.

According to the advocate, Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), guaranteeing the right to a fair trial, was violated in relation to Amirov and others convicts in the case. "We believe that Amirov was restricted in his rights. There are documents to prove that all the people who testified against Amirov gave their evidence under torture," said Vladimir Postanyuk.

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