Head of the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Chechen Republic Volkov V.G. reported to the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia that, based on the results of an audit of the attack on Alexander Nemov and Elena Milashina, a criminal case had been initiated under the articles “intentional infliction of moderate bodily harm” and “intentional infliction of minor bodily harm”.
This was reported in the official Telegram channel of the Investigative Committee.
The attack on Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov took place on July 4 in Chechnya. People in masks attacked them not far from the airport – a journalist and a lawyer were on their way to a meeting on the case of Zarema Musayeva. The attackers stopped the car in which the journalist and the lawyer were traveling from the airport to Grozny, severely beat them and destroyed their equipment and documents.
According to Milashina, she was forced to eat earth while she lay face down, beaten with polypropylene pipes, and tried to break her fingers when she refused to unlock her phone. Read more about Milashina and Nemov's story about what happened in the material "They clearly understood the limits beyond which it is forbidden to go." Milashina and Nemov told how they were beaten and forced to eat earth.”
The criminal case was not opened for more than a day. The Insider wrote about the authorities' excuses here .