The Pyatigorsk Court of Cassation commuted the sentence of the mother of Chechen activists Zarema Musayeva from 5 years to 4 years and 9 months in prison.

Last year in Grozny, a woman was sentenced to five and a half years in a penal colony on charges of using violence against a government official. In September, the Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic reduced the sentence by six months. In December, the Shalinsky City Court of Chechnya refused to release the prisoner on parole.

Let us remind you that on January 20, 2022, police officers from Chechnya came to Nizhny Novgorod and took Zarema Musaeva away. After being taken to Grozny, the woman was accused of using violence against a police officer. She allegedly scratched his face.

Zarema Musayeva is the mother of Chechen activists Abubakar, Ibragim and Baysangur Yangulbaev. Human rights activists believe that she was kidnapped as a hostage and convicted of her sons’ opposition activities.