Russia
04.08.06
Urgent Interventions
Russia: Forced disappearance of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich
Case RUS 040806
Forced disappearance
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the Russian Federation.
According to the information received, at 8.00 pm five armed men entered the house of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich and took him into the garden where they allegedly tried to put a small package in his pocket, containing an unknown substance (supposedly narcotic). His wife responded by taking the package away from her husband after which she spread the content all around. Following this, she was kicked in the face and stomach and threatened to be killed by the alleged chief of the group. Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich was then forced into one of the two cars, a VAZ-21099 and a VAZ-2107, of the force agency after which his whereabouts remain unknown.
According to the information received, the whole incident was witnessed by their neighbours and by several people in the street, among whom was Mr. Uguzaev Dukvakha Mokhievich (born in 1977). As he tried to come to the defence of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich and his wife, he was seized by the same group of men. It is alleged that he was beaten and threatened before he was released after an hour.
It is reported that Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich’s relatives submitted an appeal to the Samashki village police office. However, the service personnel claimed that they were unaware of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich’s whereabouts and that he had not been brought to their premises. Furthermore, they stated that they did not know anything about the detention of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich by any force agency and therefore his relatives were advised to make an inquiry at Achkhoy-Martan district police office.
The International Secretariat of OMCT expresses its concern over the psychical and psychological integrity of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich.
1. Locate the whereabouts of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich and guarantee his physical and psychological integrity;
2. Guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Uguzaev Dukvakha Mokhievich;
3. Order the immediate release of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich in the absence of valid legal charges, and if such charges exist, ensure that he is given a prompt and fair trial, in which his procedural rights are guaranteed at all times;
4. Order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the civil, penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
5. Guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Please also write to the diplomatic representations of Russia in your respective countries.
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Geneva, 4 August 2006
Kindly inform OMCT of any action undertaken quoting the code number of this appeal in your reply.
Forced disappearance
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the Russian Federation.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Society for the Russian-Chechen Friendship, a member of the OMCT network, of the forced disappearance of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich (born in 1977) on 27 July 2006 by representatives of an unidentified force agency.According to the information received, at 8.00 pm five armed men entered the house of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich and took him into the garden where they allegedly tried to put a small package in his pocket, containing an unknown substance (supposedly narcotic). His wife responded by taking the package away from her husband after which she spread the content all around. Following this, she was kicked in the face and stomach and threatened to be killed by the alleged chief of the group. Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich was then forced into one of the two cars, a VAZ-21099 and a VAZ-2107, of the force agency after which his whereabouts remain unknown.
According to the information received, the whole incident was witnessed by their neighbours and by several people in the street, among whom was Mr. Uguzaev Dukvakha Mokhievich (born in 1977). As he tried to come to the defence of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich and his wife, he was seized by the same group of men. It is alleged that he was beaten and threatened before he was released after an hour.
It is reported that Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich’s relatives submitted an appeal to the Samashki village police office. However, the service personnel claimed that they were unaware of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich’s whereabouts and that he had not been brought to their premises. Furthermore, they stated that they did not know anything about the detention of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich by any force agency and therefore his relatives were advised to make an inquiry at Achkhoy-Martan district police office.
The International Secretariat of OMCT expresses its concern over the psychical and psychological integrity of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Russia urging them to:1. Locate the whereabouts of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich and guarantee his physical and psychological integrity;
2. Guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Uguzaev Dukvakha Mokhievich;
3. Order the immediate release of Mr. Jautkhanov Ali Khamzatovich in the absence of valid legal charges, and if such charges exist, ensure that he is given a prompt and fair trial, in which his procedural rights are guaranteed at all times;
4. Order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the civil, penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
5. Guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
- President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Pl. Staraya 4, Kremlin, 103132 Moscow, Russian Federation, Fax: +7 095 206 5173/230 2408, E-mail: president@gov.ru
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, Smolenskaya-Sennaya pl, 32/34, 121200 Moscow, Russian Federation, Fax: +7 095 244 2203
- Minister of Internal Affairs, Rashid Nurgaliev, ul. Zhitnaya, 16, 117049 Moscow, Russian Federation, Fax: +7 095 237 49 25
- Minister of Justice, Vladimir Ustinov, Ul. Vorontsovo Pole 4, 109830 Moscow, Russian Federation, Fax: +7 095 916 29 03/ 209 61 38
- Procurator General of the Russian Federation, Yurii Chaika, Ul. Bolshaya Dimitrovka15a, 103793 Moscow, Russian Federation, Fax: +7 095 292 88 48
- Chairwoman of the Presidential Human Rights Commission of the Russian Federation, Ella Pamfilova, ,Staraya ploshchad 8/5, pod 3, 103132 Moscow, Russian Federation, Fax: +70952064855
- Ambassadeur, Skotnikov Leonid, Av. de la Paix 15, CH-1211, Genève 20, Suisse, E-mail : mission.russian@ties.itu.int, Fax: +4122 734 40 44
- Chairperson of the Moscow Procuracy, Mikhail Avdiukov, Novokuznetskaia ul. 27, 113184 Moscow, Russian Federation,
Fax: +7 095 951 5040
Please also write to the diplomatic representations of Russia in your respective countries.
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Geneva, 4 August 2006
Kindly inform OMCT of any action undertaken quoting the code number of this appeal in your reply.