Moskalkova turned to the UK because of the beating of a journalist in Chechnya

The Union of Journalists of Russia (UJR) and the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) are investigating the details of the attack on journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov, who flew to Grozny for the announcement of the verdict to Zarema Musaeva, the wife of the former judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, Saidi Yangulbaev . About it informed UJR Chairman Vladimir Solovyov in a conversation with TASS.

Moskalkova clarified that Milashina and Nemov flew to Grozny to announce the verdict to Zarema Musaeva, the wife of Saidi Yangulbaev, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya. As a result of the attack, the journalist had several fingers broken. In connection with the incident, Moskalkova asked to ensure the safety of the journalist Mansur Soltaev, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic.

After the incident, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia (UJR) Vladimir Solovyov informedthat the UJR and the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) are investigating the details of the attack. “The Union of Journalists is aware of what happened to the Novaya Gazeta journalist in the Chechen Republic. The details of the situation are now also being clarified by our colleagues in the Human Rights Council,” he said in a conversation with TASS.

Solovyov also recalled that an attack on a journalist is unacceptable, and expressed the hope that law enforcement officers will do everything necessary to ensure that the perpetrators are punished.