23 January 2007, 22:46
Court chair challenge rejected at the trial of Khudyakov and Arakcheev
Today, at the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court (Rostov-on-Don), at the trial on the case of Evgeniy Khudyakov and Sergey Arakcheev, who are charged of murdering peaceful Chechens, Sergey Arakcheev has declared a challenge to the court. In the words of the defendant, he does not believe in an objective consideration of the case by the Chair Vladimir Tsybulnik and thinks that he has taken an accusatory stand. On January 10, answering the judge's question Sergey Arakcheev stated that he distrusted the court but had no grounds to challenge the Chair. However today, Mr. Arakcheev has officially declared a challenge. Vladimir Tsybulnik has rejected Arakcheev's challenge. Evgeniy Khudyakov has stated that trusts the court and has no challenges.
It has been reported that earlier Vladimir Tsybulnik satisfied the petition of the victim's representatives to change the restriction measure of the defendants for custody. Unlike Evgeniy Khudyakov, Sergey Arakcheev sent a complaint to this decision to the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court.
Author: Elena Olenina, CK correspondent
