Tomaeva's defense insists on her release from the pre-trial detention center.

Resident of Vladikavkaz Zarina Tomaeva is deprived of medical assistance in the pre-trial detention center even after visits from the ombudsman, while her illnesses exclude detention. The case regarding the financial pyramid, in which Tomaeva is involved, should be considered outside of North Ossetia, said the lawyer.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Zarina Tomaeva, accused of creating a financial pyramid, is not released under house arrest without a confession of guilt, and she is also not allowed to see doctors, despite her disability. Tomaeva's relatives believe the case is fabricated. The victims also hope for Tomaeva's release, believing that she will be able to return their funds.

Proper medical assistance for Zarina Tomaeva in the pre-trial detention center is still not being provided, which poses a threat to her life, said her defender Alexey Abazov to "Caucasian Knot". He referred to the results of an examination conducted at the request of the investigation: according to the experts' conclusions, with Tomaeva's condition, there is a 25% risk of fatal outcome.

"Possible complications include dementia, heart failure, and so on, meaning she is in a very serious condition. She has braces on her teeth that are causing pressure, and she has been in custody for more than nine months, experiencing severe tooth pain, but a dentist does not visit her. Given her illnesses, she requires inpatient treatment. These same doctors (forensic experts) say that it is impossible to provide medical assistance in the conditions of this pre-trial detention center," he said.

According to the lawyer, Tomaeva is being moved from the regular pre-trial detention center No. 1 to the FSB isolation facility - pre-trial detention center No. 6, where she was visited by the ombudsman. He is confident that the ombudsman's visits did not improve Tomaeva's conditions in any way. "They come, put some makeup on her cheeks, pretend that everything is fine, and that's it. Complaints do not leave the pre-trial detention center," Abazov said.

The lawyer emphasized that his client was kept in a punishment cell for some time. "Instead of providing medical assistance, she was periodically placed in a punishment cell. We ordered an independent collegial medical opinion from experts, two candidates of medical sciences from the Krasnodar region. According to their conclusions, given the illness that Zarina has suffered from since childhood, she cannot be held in custody during the investigation and trial. She has clamps and screws on her spine. We made these images and medical information about her illness public with her consent and the consent of her relatives. This was demonstrated in court, but the first-instance court did not take the examination into account, did not evaluate it, and left her in custody," Abazov said.

Tomaeva's relatives were not allowed to visit her. "This is also a violation of constitutional rights to communicate with the defendant. We write petitions, they refuse. The defense was denied access to the case materials for two months, which we have the right to review. This is lawlessness," Abazov lamented.

The investigation justified the need to keep Tomaeva in custody with standard phrases, and no new arguments for extending her detention were presented, while there are no obstacles to transferring Zarina to house arrest.

"The Plenary Session of the Supreme Court of Russia clarified that house arrest, like detention, strictly controls the behavior of suspects and defendants. While under house arrest, Tomaeva would not be able to meet with anyone except her lawyers, defenders, close relatives, and family members; outsiders would not be able to visit her. But there would be an opportunity to provide her with medical assistance," Abazov explained.

Currently, Tomaeva is charged with several episodes of fraud, but she is also "expected to be charged with organizing a criminal community," noted the lawyer. Of the more than 70 victims, only three are victims in the episodes directly attributed to Tomaeva.

"But none of them participate in the court. 'Fake' victims attend the trial and provide statements, their opinions are taken into account. Moreover, others who have been involved as suspects are under house arrest. Sick, dying Tomaeva is sitting in the FSB isolation facility, while successful businessmen are sitting at home. It turns out there is selectivity in the approach to the participants in the cases," emphasized Abazov.

The investigation and all court hearings regarding Tomaeva's case should not be conducted in North Ossetia, as many participants in the process may have an interest in the outcome of the case, he believes.

"Many of the victims are the wives of judges, prosecutors, investigators, and employees of investigative and other agencies. Some write statements, while others do not and do not become victims," said the defender.