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- 06 June 2014, 13:48
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
Today, on July 6, 2014, at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Slovak Republic extradited the Russian citizen Anzor Chentiyev. He is charged with commitment of crimes provided by Art. 209 Part 2 (banditry), Art. 317 (infringement on life of an officer of law enforcement authorities), Art. 162 Part 3 (armed home-invasion robbery with violence by a group of persons acting in collusion – 2 criminal acts), Art. 226 Part 4 paragraph b (theft of firearms by a group of persons acting in collusion with violence dangerous to life and health) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The criminal case against Chentiyev is pending by the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Chechen Republic.
The investigation found that in 2001 in Grozny a gang under the leadership of Chalayev was created which included, among others, Chentiyev.
The gang members purchased explosives, firearms, ammunition, transportation, communications, and technical equipment items.
In June 2001, Chentiyev and other gang members, when driving a car in Grozny, saw the car with two OMON policemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Chechen Republic. For the purpose of obstructing the lawful activity of these persons and revenge for such activity, the gang members fired several shots at the OMON policemen, which caused their death at the scene.
In April 2005, Chentiyev together with accomplices committed an armed robbery during which, threatening to use violence, he stole victims’ money and property, including firearms totaling more than RUR 150 thousand.
In May 2005, by prior agreement with the other members of the gang, Chentiyev broke into household, and, threatening the victims with violence dangerous to life and health, demanded to give him cash, gold and other valuables that were in the house. Unable to resist the attackers, the victim gave them money and jewelry totaling about RUR 200 thousand.
Since Chentiyev fled from criminal prosecution in November 2005, he was put on the federal wanted list, and in April 2006 he was put on the international wanted list.
In April 2006, this person was seized in the territory of the Slovak Republic and placed under pre-extradition detention. At the same time, in September 2006, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation forwarded to the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic requests on Chentiyev’s extradition to Russia. Being under arrest, Chentiyev appealed to the Slovak authorities to obtain refugee status but the application was denied. In 2008, the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic decided to extradite Chentiyev to Russia but, in February 2009, the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic cancelled it and submitted the case for a new trial. After the retrial, the court adopted a positive decision on the Russian request for the extradition.
Trying to avoid the extradition, Chentiyev appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the Slovakian court’s decision on his extradition to Russia. The Russian Federation entered into the process as a third party justifying the legality of its request for the extradition of the accused for his criminal prosecution. In April 2014, the European Court of Human Rights recognized the application of Chentiyev inadmissible, and after nearly eight years of consideration by the competent authorities of the Slovak Republic of the extradition case of the said person to Russia, in May 2014, the Slovak Minister of Justice issued a final decision granting the requests on the extradition of Chentiyev.
Today, Chentiyev will be extradited to Russia accompanied by officers of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and the Russian Bureau of Interpol.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
06 June 2014, 13:48
On the extradition of the Russian citizen Anzor Chentiyev from Slovakia to Russia
Today, on July 6, 2014, at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Slovak Republic extradited the Russian citizen Anzor Chentiyev. He is charged with commitment of crimes provided by Art. 209 Part 2 (banditry), Art. 317 (infringement on life of an officer of law enforcement authorities), Art. 162 Part 3 (armed home-invasion robbery with violence by a group of persons acting in collusion – 2 criminal acts), Art. 226 Part 4 paragraph b (theft of firearms by a group of persons acting in collusion with violence dangerous to life and health) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The criminal case against Chentiyev is pending by the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Chechen Republic.
The investigation found that in 2001 in Grozny a gang under the leadership of Chalayev was created which included, among others, Chentiyev.
The gang members purchased explosives, firearms, ammunition, transportation, communications, and technical equipment items.
In June 2001, Chentiyev and other gang members, when driving a car in Grozny, saw the car with two OMON policemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Chechen Republic. For the purpose of obstructing the lawful activity of these persons and revenge for such activity, the gang members fired several shots at the OMON policemen, which caused their death at the scene.
In April 2005, Chentiyev together with accomplices committed an armed robbery during which, threatening to use violence, he stole victims’ money and property, including firearms totaling more than RUR 150 thousand.
In May 2005, by prior agreement with the other members of the gang, Chentiyev broke into household, and, threatening the victims with violence dangerous to life and health, demanded to give him cash, gold and other valuables that were in the house. Unable to resist the attackers, the victim gave them money and jewelry totaling about RUR 200 thousand.
Since Chentiyev fled from criminal prosecution in November 2005, he was put on the federal wanted list, and in April 2006 he was put on the international wanted list.
In April 2006, this person was seized in the territory of the Slovak Republic and placed under pre-extradition detention. At the same time, in September 2006, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation forwarded to the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic requests on Chentiyev’s extradition to Russia. Being under arrest, Chentiyev appealed to the Slovak authorities to obtain refugee status but the application was denied. In 2008, the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic decided to extradite Chentiyev to Russia but, in February 2009, the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic cancelled it and submitted the case for a new trial. After the retrial, the court adopted a positive decision on the Russian request for the extradition.
Trying to avoid the extradition, Chentiyev appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the Slovakian court’s decision on his extradition to Russia. The Russian Federation entered into the process as a third party justifying the legality of its request for the extradition of the accused for his criminal prosecution. In April 2014, the European Court of Human Rights recognized the application of Chentiyev inadmissible, and after nearly eight years of consideration by the competent authorities of the Slovak Republic of the extradition case of the said person to Russia, in May 2014, the Slovak Minister of Justice issued a final decision granting the requests on the extradition of Chentiyev.
Today, Chentiyev will be extradited to Russia accompanied by officers of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and the Russian Bureau of Interpol.
