The film "The Cage Seeks a Bird" by Chechen director Malika Musayeva will be shown on March 14 in Berlin as part of the "Symbol of Freedom" exhibition organized by human rights activists. A meeting with the film's director is scheduled after the screening.
The court unconditionally accepted the prosecution's case, and Zarema Musayeva's right to a defense was violated during the two-day trial. The Shali Court ignored both the lawyers' motions and their request to postpone the trial due to Zarema's poor health, the defense claimed.
The lawyer filed an appeal against the sentence handed down by the Shali Court following a review of the case against Zarema Musayeva for the attack on a security officer.
Following a retrial of a criminal case for disrupting the activities of a correctional facility, the Shali City Court of Chechnya sentenced Zarema Musayeva to three years and 10 months in a penal colony.
The Chechen Supreme Court's decision deprived Zarema Musayeva's defense of the opportunity to seek her transfer to another prison colony and parole, and a new trial could even result in a harsher sentence.
A Kaspiysk administration representative stated that waste removal is delayed due to the condition of the landfill and the road. Social media users stated that the road had been in this condition before, demanding that the authorities organize solid municipal waste removal and provide a sufficient number of containers.
Kadyrov's statement that Zarema Musayeva was detained because of the Yangulbayev family's work on social media confirms the political nature of her persecution, but in the current reality, the Chechen leader's confession will not lead to a review of Musayeva's sentences, human rights activists noted.
Musayeva will not appeal the sentence in the new case, as she does not believe in a fair decision and it is physically difficult for her to be in the pretrial detention center. The decision on the place where Musayeva will serve her sentence must be made by the Federal Penitentiary Service Directorate for Chechnya.
At the session of the Shali City Court, Zarema Musayeva, speaking with her final statement, refused to admit guilt in disorganizing the work of the colony. She also asked not to send her to the penal colony-settlement, where she served her first term, as she fears for her life.
The prosecution's version of Zarema Musayeva's attack on a prison colony employee is based only on his testimony; witnesses did not confirm her guilt. During the debate, the defense demanded that Musayeva be acquitted.
Human rights activists pointed out the contradiction between the testimony of security forces and the recording of the arrest, which shows Musaeva being dragged by the arms and legs.
The employee of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN), involved as a victim in a case against Zarema Musaeva, has once again failed to appear for questioning in court. He explained the failure to come with his poor health state. The last prosecution witness questioned by the court testified in favour of Zarema Musaeva.
The kidnapping of the blogger, Areg Schepikhin, has recalled the involvement of Chechen law enforcers in the disappearance of Salman Tepsurkaev and the detention circumstances of Zarema Musaeva. The details of the incident leave open the issue of whether law enforcers in Moscow were notified of the actions of their Chechen colleagues.
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has refused to satisfy the complaint lodged by Zarema Musaeva's defence and release her from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for the investigation period.