A court in the Russian city of Grozny has sentenced Ukrainian Mykyta Zhuravel, assaulted by Ramzan Kadyrov's son for burning the Quran, to three and a half years in prison. Source: Radio Liberty, citing Sota Telegram channel; BBC Russian Service Details: Criminal charges were brought against Zhuravel under Article 148.
TBILISI (Reuters) -A Russian man who publicly burnt a copy of the Koran was jailed for three and a half years on Tuesday in the Russian region of Chechnya. The case of Nikita Zhuravel drew international attention last year when Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov published a video in which his son Adam was shown beating and kicking the defendant while he was in prison awaiting trial. Russian media outlet SOTA Vision published video showing Zhuravel standing in a white-barred courtroom cage to listen to the sentence.
Rashid Temrezov, Head of Russia's Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, has awarded Adam, the son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, with the highest state award of the republic, For Merit to the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic Order.