Zaur Erzhibov to appear at the next court session on Nalchik attack

Most likely, Zaur Erzhibov, inmate of the Nalchik pre-trial isolation facility and defendant on the criminal case on October 13, 2005, will take part in the next court session appointed for November 19 in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by defendant's wife Anya Erzhibova.

She said that her husband's illness was caused by a flu, which gave complication on his lungs. She added that he often complains of headaches, although before his arrest he was an absolutely healthy man. The reason of headaches, in Anya's opinion, can be in multiple beatings that he was exposed to after detention.

"Now they are not beaten, although the attitude to them is still bad, worse than to other categories of inmates," said Anya Erzhibova.

In the young woman's opinion, in 2005, her husband fell victim of circumstances: "He is a very quiet and balanced person. Besides, he had never been detained or beaten, and he had no reasons to take revenge on the militia."

The Erzhibovs have two daughters aged 4.5 and 3. The latter was born already after the events on October 13, 2005; his father saw her only through the window of the dating booth of the investigatory insulator. "Zaur says that his greatest desire is to keep his daughters in his arms," says Anya and adds that she hopes a lot that amnesty will be applied to her husband.

It follows from the indictment that Zaur Erzhibov was a member of the group, which had planned to attack the UBOP (Unit to fight organized crime) of the KBR Ministry of Internal Affairs. The group rallied at one of summer houses in the vicinity of Nalchik. At night it was detected by militia and blocked. The majority of its members, including Erzhibov, got dispersed; others started a skirmish and were killed.

Subsequently, Erzhibov and some other participants of the events surrendered to employees of law enforcement bodies. However, the fact of voluntary surrender was not documented.