The arrest of the apartments built by developer Khalilov has been lifted.
The apartments built by the developer from Kabardino-Balkaria, Andzor Khalilov, are not an object of crime, which the court confirmed, the defense stated, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the evidence available to the investigation in the case of financing terrorism.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the case against developer Andzor Khalilov for illegally attracting citizens' money was transferred to court separately from the charges of financing terrorism in May. Khalilov's lawyer called his prosecution a "legal absurdity," and the accused himself complained about the conditions in the isolation facility. In September, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria denied the prosecution in the arrest of developer Andzor Khalilov in the case of illegally attracting funds from shareholders. Khalilov remains in pre-trial detention on charges of financing terrorism, and the defense insists on terminating this case.
The charges against the developer from Kabardino-Balkaria, Andzor Khalilov, who was arrested after being deported to Russia from the UAE, are based on the testimony of witness Kardanov, whom the accused himself calls fictional. Another figure in the case of collecting money for militants also denies the charges. At a session in the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, the arrested Khalilov stated that he "did not hide and did not run away." The defense believes that the case under the article on financing terrorism should be terminated.
The Supreme Court of KBR lifted the arrest imposed by the investigation on 611 apartments built by Andzor Khalilov, the developer's lawyer Vyacheslav Blazhko reported:
"This indicates that the apartments are not an object of any crime; they are private property, and the court today protected the rights of the owners. Moreover, this ruling indicates that the arrest is also illegal because the investigator does not have legal jurisdiction for criminal prosecution against Khalilov, as he has international immunity, and only the United Arab Emirates can consent to his prosecution in the case of financing terrorism. At the time of all investigative actions, such consent was not available to the investigation. Accordingly, all evidence obtained as a result of such investigative actions is inadmissible. This is the position of the defense, and we will persistently prove this by all legal means available to us," the "Gazeta Yuga" quoted him as saying.
At the end of December 2025, law enforcement reported the deportation to Russia of a man accused in Kabardino-Balkaria of fraud amounting to 21 million rubles and aiding terrorist activities. According to law enforcement, in 2018 he transferred money to a participant in an international terrorist organization, and in 2023-2024, he embezzled money from residents of Nalchik under fictitious property management contracts. After that, the accused left Russia; in January 2025, he was placed on an international wanted list, and in March he was detained in the UAE.
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