Chechen Prosecutor's Office treats investigators' refusal to open case on attack on Igor Kalyapin as unlawful

The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has revoked the investigators' resolution on refusal to open a criminal case of the attack in Chechnya on Igor Kalyapin, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The prosecutors have sent the materials for re-verification.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on March 16, Igor Kalyapin, a member of the Presidential Human Rights Council and the leader of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, was attacked near the "Grozny City" Hotel, from where he was evicted. According to an eyewitness, Igor Kalyapin was attacked by about 15 people, who knocked him down, threw about 20 eggs on him, and then dust him with flour and poured with green antiseptic.

The Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC) has received a response from the Chechen Prosecutor's Office concerning investigation into the attack on Igor Kalyapin.

On April 25, the investigators' resolution on the refusal to institute criminal proceedings was cancelled and sent for re-verification. At present, the pre-investigation is underway, and the case is under the control of the Prosecutor's Office, reports the letter of the Prosecutor's Office published today on the website of the HRC.

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