Criminal case ¹310555 in accordance with part 3, art.129 (libel) of the Criminal Code of Russia against Chairman of the Board of HRC «Memorial» Oleg Orlov, was initiated on October 20, 2009.
The proceeding was initiated in relation with the fact that on July 15, 2009 in a Memorial declaration « About the murder of Natalia Estemirova » Oleg Orlov made the President of Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov responsible for the murder of HRC «Memorial» 's employee in Caucasus Natalia Estemirova.
On July 6, 2010 accusations were presented against Orlov.
On September 13 at the circuit court ¹363 of the Khamovniki district of Moscow the first court session chaired by magistrate Karina Morozova took place.
Lawyer Henry Reznik defended O. Orlov. The lawyer of the victim R. Kadyrov was Andrei Krasnenkov.
At the final court session on June 14, 2011, the judge Karina Morozova passed an absolutely sentence for Oleg Orlov.
The public prosecutor Artem Sadovnikov lodged an appeal on June 22 (in Russian), the representative of the victim sent a petition of appeal to the court on June 24 (in Russian). Orlov's lawyer lodged his objections in July (in Russian).
On October 4, 2011 in Khamovniki ñourt the consideration of appeals started. In the course of the three hearings the judge Andrey Lutov would read out the witnesses’ testimonies. Kadyrov’s representative intended to summon new witnesses and launch a mysterious media campaign. At the same time, President Medvedev implemented a law that decriminalized libel, and on January 20, 2012 the ‘not guilty’ verdict by the court of the first instance was repealed and the case against Orlov was discontinued.
Criminal case ¹310555 in accordance with part 3, art.129 (libel) of the Criminal Code of Russia against Chairman of the Board of HRC «Memorial» Oleg Orlov, was initiated on October 20, 2009. The proceeding was initiated in relation with the fact that on July 15, 2009 in a Memorial declaration « About the murder of Natalia Estemirova » Oleg Orlov made the President of Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov responsible for the murder of HRC «Memorial» 's employee in Caucasus Natalia Estemirova. On July 6, 2010 accusations were presented against Orlov. On September 13 at the circuit court ¹363 of the Khamovniki district of Moscow (Street year 1905, house 4, building 1) the first court session chaired by magistrate Karina Morozova took place. Lawyer Henry Reznik stands for the defense of O. Orlov. The lawyer of the victim R. Kadyrov is Andrei Krasnenkov. In the course of seven court sessions seven witnesses for the prosecution were interrogated: Malsagova A., Dzubajraev O., Djumaliev U., Kagirova T., Komkov S., Nuhajiev N., Dadalaev I.; and seven defense witnesses : Gannushkina S., Cherkasov A., Sokirianskaya E., Lokshina T., Shvedov G., Kalyapin I., Mnacakanyan A. Further two «technical» witnesses were interrogated - Orlov I. and Klimova Y. - and written testimonies from the prosecution side were examined. At the hearing on May 16, 2011 the investigation in court was brought to an end. The witnesses Muslim Khuchiev, Al'vy Karimov, Salavdi Dzhamiev, Zoya Svetova and Svetlana Gannushkina (repeated interrogation) were questioned. On June 9, 2011, at another court hearing pleadings took place. Senior assistant prosecutor Artem Sadovnikov asked the trial to find Orlov guilty and inflict penalty of 150 000 roubles. At the final court session on June 14, 2011, the judge Karina Morozova passed an absolutely sentence for Oleg Orlov.
14.06.2011 Oleg Orlov is Absolved. Text of the Absolutely Sentence
10.06.2011 At Court Hearing on Orlov Case Pleadings Took Place
09.06.2011 Oleg Orlov is Delivering his Last Plea in the Court (Text)
09.06.2011 Witnesses for Prosecution Contradict One Another and Disprove Ramzan Kadyrov
08.06.2011 Tomorrow Court Session of Orlov's Case: Hearing of Arguments
12.05.2011 Trial Over Oleg Orlov's Criminal Case isn't Completed
18.04.2011 "The Court Showed Contempt for Itself"
28.03.2011 Neither Kadyrov nor his Representative Appeared in Court
03.03.2011 March 3rd. In Court Oleg Orlov Gave His Statement in Free Form (Text)
04.02.2011 Court Hearing in the Case of Oleg Orlov is Postponed till March 3
14.01.2011 Questioning of Orlov's Defense Witnesses Completed
12.01.2011 The Next Hearing in Oleg Orlov's Case Will Take Place Tomorrow, January 13
16.12.2010 Another Court Hearing in the Orlov's Case Took Place
15.12.2010 Next Hearing in the Orlov's Case Will Take Place Tomorrow, on December 16
23.11.2010 Next Hearing in the Orlov's Case Will Take Place on November 25
02.11.2010 Another Court Hearing in the Orlov's Case Took Place
15.10.2010 The Third Hearing in the Orlov’s case. Nukhazhiev is not Aware of What Kadyrov said
13.10.2010 Next Hearing in the Orlov's Case Will Take Place on October 14
30.09.2010 Ramzan Kadyrov’s Representative Misleads Journalists
24.09.2010 The Second Court Hearing in the Orlov's Case Will Take Place on September, 27
16.09.2010 Court Hearing in the Orlov's case Was Carried out with Serious Procedural Violations
25.09.2009 First court session in case of Kadyrov vs HRC Memorial and Orlov
10.09.2009 Kadyrov v. Orlov and Memorial HRC: Date Set for First Hearing.
