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| Prosecution presented the court with a psychiatric examination of Zhuravel |
| 2024-01-31 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The prosecution presented to the court in Grozny, as evidence of guilt, the results of an examination that found Volgograd resident Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran, mentally healthy. The defense asked the court to take into account the positive characterization of Zhuravel from the administration of the cadet school. As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, on January 9, the court in Grozny granted the defense's request and postponed the hearing in the case of Volgograd resident Nikita Zhuravel on the burning of the Koran. The prosecution presented to the court in Grozny written evidence of Nikita Zhuravel’s guilt - the results of a forensic psychiatric examination, which showed that Zhuravel was mentally healthy and was aware of the crime being committed. The court was also presented with a video of the burning of the Koran. When asked by the judge whether he was familiar with what was happening in the footage of the video, Zhuravel answered in the affirmative, as reported by the Sapa Caucasus telegram channel on January 29. According to investigators, in the backpack that was seized from Zhuravel, an image of the coat of arms of Ukraine and a sheet of paper with the image of a crossed out letter “Z” were found. The defendant’s lawyer, Yulia Antonova, noted that the presence of some materials in the case is not justified, since Zhuravel has not been charged under articles of treason or cooperation with foreign organizations operating to the detriment of Russia. She petitioned to request the personal file of Zhuravel from the Sevastopol Presidential Cadet School, since it contains letters and characteristics of the defendant, which are characterizing data, the telegram channel noted. Let us remind you that the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on September 25 in which his son Adam Kadyrov beats Volgograd resident Nikita Zhuravel, who was arrested for burning the Koran, in a pre-trial detention center. The head of Chechnya praised his son for this act. After this, Adam Kadyrov received the title of Hero of Chechnya, including the highest state awards of Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria. Adam Kadyrov received at least nine state and public awards. On November 5, 2023, it became known that Adam Kadyrov was appointed head of the security department of the head of Chechnya. Related: Nikita Zhuravel: 2024-01-18 Testimony of two witnesses read out at the trial in the Zhuravel case Nikita Zhuravel: 2024-01-10 Hearing in the Zhuravel case was postponed at the request of the defense Nikita Zhuravel: 2023-12-21 The court in the Zhuravel case has completed interrogation of the victims |
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