Russian Court To Question Mayor of Grozny On Case “Kadyrov vs. Orlov”

The Khamovniki Moscow Court began its consideration of the appeal of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, against the acquittal of Oleg Orlov, the head of the HRC “Memorial“.

On October 4 in the court of appeal Oleg Orlov, the head of the HRC “Memorial” once again made a statement pleading not guilty on charges of slandering Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

The leader of the Chechen Republic failed to appear at the hearing, live video bridge with the city of Grozny was also absent. Kadyrov’s interests were represented in the court by his lawyer Andrei Krasnenkov, who stated that “the leader of Chechnya strongly disagree with the acquittal”; however, being very busy, he could not attend the court session.