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The Supreme Court of Dagestan has upheld the appeal of Magomed Magomedov, deputy editor-in-chief of Chernovik, who challenged the actions of the police officers who detained him. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Centre.
The journalist was appealing a decision by the Sovetsky District Court in Makhachkala, which had refused to consider his earlier complaint. He had filed the complaint because the investigative authorities were delaying the review of his statement about illegal detention, submitted back in 2022. Now, this complaint will be sent back to the court of first instance for reconsideration.
On 11 July 2022, Magomedov was detained for a solo picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev and was held at the police station for several hours. After this, Magomedov submitted a statement to the Investigative Committee, arguing that the actions of the officers showed signs of several offences: obstructing a picket and unlawful detention (Article 149 of the Criminal Code), as well as deprivation of the right to freedom and personal integrity (Article 286 of the Criminal Code). The authorities never carried out an investigation. The statement was reclassified as a “communication” and redirected to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. No criminal case was opened against the officers.
The journalist was appealing a decision by the Sovetsky District Court in Makhachkala, which had refused to consider his earlier complaint. He had filed the complaint because the investigative authorities were delaying the review of his statement about illegal detention, submitted back in 2022. Now, this complaint will be sent back to the court of first instance for reconsideration.
On 11 July 2022, Magomedov was detained for a solo picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev and was held at the police station for several hours. After this, Magomedov submitted a statement to the Investigative Committee, arguing that the actions of the officers showed signs of several offences: obstructing a picket and unlawful detention (Article 149 of the Criminal Code), as well as deprivation of the right to freedom and personal integrity (Article 286 of the Criminal Code). The authorities never carried out an investigation. The statement was reclassified as a “communication” and redirected to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. No criminal case was opened against the officers.