Zarema Musayeva will remain in pretrial detention until at least May 1

The Supreme Court of Chechnya refused to release Zarema Musayeva from custody. The lawyer of the "Team Against Torture" asked the court to soften the measure of restraint.

"If Musayeva's measure of restraint is changed to house arrest or a ban on certain actions, she will be able to leave the Grozny pretrial detention center and seek the necessary help and rehabilitation from doctors," the lawyer noted.

The prosecutor considered that the court did not justify the need for further detention and asked to send the materials for a new trial.

Recall that at the same time, the Shali City Court began the debate of the parties in the criminal case on disorganization of the activities of the colony (Part 2 of Article 321 of the Criminal Code) against Zarema Musayeva. According to investigators, the seriously ill woman attacked the escort accompanying her to the hospital, scratched his neck and tore off his shoulder strap.

Zarema Musayeva denies the charges against her. Earlier in court, she quoted the words of the alleged victim Bekbulatov: "Your children write all sorts of things, including about me. I will say that you attacked me."

Zarema Musayeva is the wife of former federal judge Saidi Yangulbaev and the mother of Chechen activists Ibragim, Baysangur and Abubakar Yangulbaev. In early March 2024, the Pyatigorsk Cassation Court reduced her sentence on the previous charge, reducing her prison term from 5 years to 4 years and 9 months. In July 2023, a court in Grozny found the woman guilty of using violence against a police officer and fraud and sentenced her to five years in prison. Investigators believe she scratched the face of a Chechen police officer during her transfer from Nizhny Novgorod to Grozny. Human rights activists claim the woman was kidnapped as a hostage and convicted for her sons' opposition activities.

Последние новости
Putin cited Ramzan Kadyrov's large family as a role model
Society
Putin cited Ramzan Kadyrov's large family as a role model
19 December 2025

During the annual "Year in Review" press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin, responding to a question about support for young families, noted the tradition of early marriages in the North Caucasus. He said he believed this was "right" and suggested "following their example," citing Ramzan Kadyrov's large family.

Adam Kadyrov blamed preachers of nationalist hatred for the murder of a Tajik boy
Society
Adam Kadyrov blamed preachers of nationalist hatred for the murder of a Tajik boy
19 December 2025

Following the murder of 10-year-old Kobiljon Aliyev, a boy from a Tajik family, at a school near Moscow, Adam Kadyrov, the son and aide of the head of Chechnya, stated that the tragedy was not an isolated incident, but the result of a "systemic problem."

Georgia Accuses the European Union of Undermining the Country's Sovereignty
Politics
Georgia Accuses the European Union of Undermining the Country's Sovereignty
19 December 2025

Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili criticized the statement by European Union Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas that the European Union supports the Georgian people, but not the country's government.

The European Parliament condemned the rise in the number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Human rights
The European Parliament condemned the rise in the number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
19 December 2025

The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the arbitrary arrests and sentences handed down to Azerbaijani scholars Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov. The resolution expresses concern over the growing number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, which, according to the European Parliament, has reached 400.