Oct 27, 2017 | Новости, Статьи
Сегодня Международная комиссия юристов (МКЮ) выразила обеспокоенность в связи с сообщениями о преследованиях в отношении адвоката Шамиля Магомедова после того, как суд оправдал его подзащитного Султанхана Ибрагимова по обвинению в убийстве.
Как заявила МКЮ, по соответствующим жалобам должно быть проведено расследование, и власти должны разъяснить сотрудникам правоохранительных органов, что подобное запугивание и преследования категорически запрещены.
По сообщению адвоката, 19 октября, в то время когда он был в Москве, сотрудник правоохранительных органов явился к нему домой в Дагестане и опросил его семью о местонахождении адвоката, а также «почему он так много жалуется в правоохранительные органы».
По мнению адвоката, это связано с оправдательным приговором по делу его подзащитного Султанхана Ибрагимова, который был вынесен тремя днями ранее.
Когда адвокат заявил о данном инциденте суду, прокурор Магомед Алиев возразил, что такие визиты сотрудников правоохранительных органов являются обычной практикой.
МКЮ считает, что в данной ситуации визит сотрудника правоохранительных органов и проведенный им опрос членов семьи адвоката относительно его профессиональной деятельности объективно может расцениваться исключительно как форма запугивания и преследования.
Международные стандарты, такие как Основные принципы ООН, касающиеся роли юристов, устанавливают, что правительства должны обеспечить, чтобы юристы «могли выполнять все свои профессиональные обязанности в обстановке, свободной от угроз, препятствий, запугивания или неоправданного вмешательства», и «не подвергались судебному преследованию и судебным, административным, экономическим или другим санкциям за любые действия, совершенные в соответствии с признанными профессиональными обязанностями, нормами и этикой, а также угрозам такого преследования и санкций».
МКЮ призывает компетентные органы прокуратуры и правоохранительные органы разъяснить всем своим сотрудникам, что любая форма запугивания и преследования адвокатов, в том числе нанесение визита семье адвоката и опрос членов семьи о профессиональной деятельности адвоката, которая защищается законом, категорически запрещены.
Дополнительная информация:
Шамиль Магомедов, адвокат из Дагестана, защищал интересы Султанхана Ибрагимова, обвинявшегося в убийстве Алисултана Омарова, тренера по греко-римской борьбе, в 2015 г., и убийстве лидера движения «Садвал» Назима Гаджиева в 2016 г.
16 октября суд присяжных оправдал Султанхана Ибрагимова по всем пунктам обвинения.
Russia-Shamil Magomedov statement-News-web stories-2017-RUS (история на русском, PDF)
Oct 27, 2017 | News
Today, the ICJ expressed concern at the allegations of harassment of lawyer Shamil Magomedov following an acquittal of his client Sulntankhan Ibragimov, who had been accused of murder.
The allegations should be investigated and authorities must make clear to law enforcement officials that such intimidation and harassment is prohibited, the ICJ said.
Yesterday, the lawyer alleged that on 19 October, while he was in Moscow, a law enforcement officer visited his home in Dagestan and questioned his family members about his whereabouts and “why he complained so much to law enforcement bodies”.
The lawyer believes this is related to the acquittal of his client, Sulntankhan Ibragimov, in whose case a decision had been delivered three days before.
When the matter was raised in court, Prosecutor Magomed Aliyev claimed the law enforcement officer’s visit was routine.
The ICJ considers that in the circumstances, the visit to and questioning by a law enforcement officer of a lawyer’s family about his professional activities could only reasonably be understood as a form of intimidation or harassment.
International standards, such as the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, provide that governments must ensure that lawyers “are able to perform all of their professional functions without intimidation, hindrance, harassment or improper interference” and “shall not suffer, or be threatened with, prosecution or administrative, economic or other sanctions for any action taken in accordance with recognized professional duties, standards and ethics.”
The ICJ calls on the relevant prosecutorial and law enforcement authorities to make clear to all their officials that all intimidation and harassment of lawyers, including by visiting and questioning a lawyer’s family about the lawyer’s protected professional activities, is prohibited.
Background
Shamil Magomedov, a lawyer from Dagestan, defended Sultankhan Ibragimov in a case where he was charged with the muder of Alisultan Omarov, a Greco-Roman wrestling coach, in 2015 and the murder in 2016 of Nazim Gadjiev, the leader of the “Sadval” movement.
On 16 October, the jury trial found Sultankhan Ibragimov not guilty on all accounts.
Russia-Shamil Magomedov statement-News-web stories-2017-RUS (story in Russian, PDF)
Oct 17, 2017 | News
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Oct 16, 2017 | News
Today, the ICJ holds a seminar in Turkmenistan, on “Comparative perspectives on the role of lawyers”.
The event organized in Ashgabat, with support of the EU Liaison Office in Turkmenistan, provides an important opportunity to discuss the questions of organization of an independent legal profession and the ethics of lawyers in the countries of the EU and Central Asia.
“Along with judges and prosecutors, lawyers are key participants in the administration of justice. Ensuring fair trial rights is intrinsically linked with the right to legal assistance by lawyers who are able to perform their duties independently and with full respect of profession’s ethical standards,” said Temur Shakirov, ICJ Europe Programme Legal Adviser.
“To achieve this they organize themselves through associations of lawyers,” he added.
The workshop takes a comparative approach and looks into the role of lawyers in several jurisdictions, including the organisation of the legal profession as well as the professional standards for lawyers in Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
The speakers will also discuss international standards on the role of lawyers and their ethics.
Gulnora Ishankhanova, an ICJ Commissioner, will represent the ICJ along with other experts, including senior lawyers from the ICJ network.
They will present comparative national perspectives on the role of lawyers in their respective countries, placing them in the context of global and regional standards.
Representatives of lawyers’ associations in Turkmenistan will present the experience of Turkmenistan.
Oct 9, 2017 | Events, News
The ICJ, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice and Amnesty International invite you today to an event to discuss challenges in prevention of, and accountability for, violations of human rights in the US-led rendition system, and in transfers of suspects in the CIS region.
Join us for a moderated discussion marking the U.S. launch of the International Commission of Jurists’ report, Transnational Injustices: National Security Transfers and International Law.
Panelists will discuss the ongoing practice of states unlawfully rendering people accused of terrorism, particularly in Russia and Central Asia, and explore the extent to which the impact of the CIA’s notorious extraordinary renditions can still be felt today.
When: Monday, October 16, 2017 – 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm
Where: Lester Pollack Colloquium Room – Furman Hall, 9th Floor, NYU School of Law – 245 Sullivan Street, New York City
RSVP here
Refreshments will be served
Speakers:
- Sam Zia-Zarifi, Secretary General, ICJ
- Róisín Pillay, European and CIS Programme Director, ICJ
- Margaret Satterthwaite, JD ’99, Professor of Clinical Law, NYU School of Law
Moderated by Julia Hall, Expert on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, Amnesty International
A flyer for this event is available in PDF format by clicking here.
