A court hearing was held on the issue of arrest warrant on Mutvali Shikhlinsky, the son of Shahin Shikhlinsky, the chairman of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg, APA's Russian bureau reports.
The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg has sentenced M. Shikhlinsky, who is charged with Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (using violence against a representative of the government that is not dangerous to life or health), to a two-month pre-trial detention.
The son of the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora faces up to 5 years in prison. The court remanded M. Shikhlinsky in custody until September 14 and sent him to a pre-trial detention center.
***18:44
The trial on the selection of a preventive detention measure against Mutvali Shikhlinski, the son of Shahin Shikhlinski — the leader of the Azerbaijani diaspora detained in Yekaterinburg on July 15 — has begun, APA’s Russia bureau reports.
Charges have been brought against Mutvali Shikhlinski.
As the case materials include statements from the victim and the victim's identity is being kept confidential, the investigator has requested the hearing to be held behind closed doors.
***
18:11
Mutvali Shikhlinski, the son of Shahin Shikhlinski, head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg, has been brought to court for a pre-trial detention hearing, APA’s Russia bureau reports.
Today, the Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg will consider the imposition of pre-trial detention against M. Shikhlinski, who is charged under Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of non-life-threatening violence against a public official).
***
11:20
A motion has been submitted to the Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg requesting the pretrial detention of Mutvali Shikhlinski, son of Shahin Shikhlinski, APA’s Russia bureau reports.
The case will be heard today at 16:00 in courtroom No. 5.
As reported earlier, Mutvali Shikhlinski, son of the Azerbaijani diaspora leader in Yekaterinburg, was detained yesterday and taken to the Investigative Committee. He was questioned regarding an incident that occurred on July 1 near Baku Plaza.
It should be recalled that following an operation targeting Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg on June 27, local law enforcement carried out another operation on July 1 against Shahin Shikhlinski, the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora. While driving, his vehicle was blocked by special forces, and both he and his son Mutvali Shikhlinski were forcibly detained. During the arrest, Mutvali, who was behind the wheel, panicked and reversed the car, causing it to hit a law enforcement officer, knocking him to the ground.
Follow us on Telegram
t.me/apanewsaz
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on X
