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[KavkazUzel] The Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of Ibragim Mankiev, a resident of Ingushetia, sentenced to 14 years in prison in a case of banditry, murder and illegal possession of weapons. Mankiev's relatives have previously stated that he was tortured, and the case itself attracted the attention of human rights activists.
As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, on October 27, 2022, it became known that the Supreme Court of North Ossetia sentenced Ibragim Mankiev, a resident of Ingushetia, to 14 years in prison, finding him guilty of banditry, murders and illegal possession of weapons. Human rights activists drew attention to the persecution of Mankiev after information about his abduction and torture in Egypt.
On November 25, 2009, Egyptian human rights activists stated that, according to their information, Russian citizen Ibragim Mankiev, who is imprisoned by the State Security Agency of the Arab Republic of Egypt, was subjected to torture .
The Court of Appeal ruled on the Mankiev case on February 21, but it became known only today.
The Third Court of Appeal in Sochi upheld the verdict in the case of Ibragim Mankiev, Fortanga reported today.
Mankiev's lawyer stated in his appeal that the court's verdict was excessively harsh. He also noted significant violations of the criminal procedure law. The defense pointed out that the acting department for combating organized crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia had earlier noted in his letter that Mankiev was not a member of the gang. But the Supreme Court of North Ossetia refused to add this letter to the case as evidence, reported Kavkaz. Realii*.
According to investigators, in 2005-2006, Ibragim Mankiev was one of the leaders of a militant group operating in Ingushetia and North Ossetia.
| That would be the Caucasian Front, which subsequently became part of the Al Qaeda-aligned Caucasus Emirate... |
The investigation believes that members of this gang are involved in the murders of police officers.
Security officials believe that in order to avoid responsibility, Mankiev left for Egypt in 2006, after which he was put on the international wanted list. In January 2022, he was detained in Nazran.
No comments were received from Ibragim Mankiev or his representatives.
Recall that in November 2009, Ibragim Mankiev's brother Moussa announced his abduction in Alexandria (Egypt). In December of the same year, Ibragim Mankiyev's wife wrote a letter to Mikhail Saakashvili , who was then president of Georgia, with a request to "protect" her husband. According to her, the persecution of Ibragim is due to the fact that he was an imam in one of the mosques in North Ossetia.
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