On freedom came a former colonel Yuri Budanov

[Кирилл Сызранский]

For many it was a surprise.

Real shock was the lawyer for the aggrieved party Stanislav Markelov reported release of Yuri Budanov - the most stringent deadlines set by the court, sentenced to 10 years in strict regime prison for killing Chechen girl Elsa Kungayeva, was to remain in prison until at least tomorrow. At the beginning of the working week in the court pointed out, until January 16 lawyers have the right to finalize the appeal brief filed by the decision to parole. And only if they do not, Budanov immediately be released. However, the former officer was released from prison on the day before the deadline. Moreover, as reported by the radio station Ekho Moskvy himself Markelov, cassation has since been supplemented and adopted by the court.

Federal Penitentiary Service has confirmed the release of Yuri Budanov, stipulating that the administration of the colony was against this decision. This event caused outrage among human rights defenders. Mockery of the law called the release Budanova Head Center "Memorial" Oleg Orlov. On the other hand, the leader of the Union of Officers Stanislav Terekhov so glad the release of Yuri Budanov, that can not even believe in the fact that it really happened.

That "someone" lawyers are going to find and bring to criminal responsibility for abuse of power.

In total, the conclusion Yuri Budanov served 8 ½ years.

Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin uniquely appreciates the release of former Colonel Yuri Budanov, convicted on charges of kidnapping and murdering 18-year-old resident of Chechnya, Elsa Kungayeva to 10 years imprisonment. "I, as commissioner, focuses on humanely, including those who have been convicted. And I have a terrible desire to Budanov has spent all the last day - although, of course, he had committed a terrible crime," - said Vladimir Lukin Thursday Interfax. However, he noted that "humanity must not occur on the basis of political expediency, but there are people who have committed crimes in a much lesser extent than Budanov. "So they deserve early release or pardon more Budanov. And here it is impossible to watch, it is reasonable or not politically", - said Vladimir Lukin.

Defenders of the Chechen republic will seek the institution of new criminal cases against a former Army colonel Yuri Budanov Russia, on Thursday released from custody, Interfax was told by the Commissioner for Human Rights in Chechnya Nurdi Nukhazhiev. "We regard the fact of parole Budanov from prison as undisguised contempt for the opinion of many thousands of people who at rallies and demonstrations in Grozny and elsewhere, expressed their indignation at the intention of the early release of", - said N. Nukhazhiev. "In my address has recently received written statements from the residents of the Chechen republic, which contained evidence of possible communion Budanova for serious crimes committed in 2000. This is about the detention, disappearance without a trace, or the discovery of bodies of detained residents of the Chechen republic," - said N. Nukhazhiev. He stressed that "already sent a written appeal addressed to the Investigative Division of the UPC RF Chechen Republic with a request to initiate criminal case according to the facts."
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