The Kabardino-Balkarian Supreme Court Upholds Tsipinova Acquittal in Violence Case
The Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic has sustained the acquittal of lawyer Diana Tsipinova in a case involving alleged violence against a government official. This development was reported by TASS through the court’s press service, which confirmed the ruling on the matter.
According to the court’s press representative, the Supreme Court validated the Urvansky District Court’s decision, which acquitted Tsipinova after reviewing the evidence and arguments presented at the preliminary stage of the proceedings. The higher court’s panel found no criminal element attributable to Tsipinova’s actions during the incident, thus upholding the earlier verdict in her favor.
Details from the case indicate that the acquittal followed a lengthy consideration of objections raised against Tsipinova’s conduct. The Urvansky District Court previously issued its decision on July 7, 2023, and the Supreme Court’s confirmation of that ruling underscores the judicial assessment that the actions in question did not amount to criminal wrongdoing under the applicable statutes.
The incident in question dates back to May 20, 2020, when Tsipinova, accompanied by two colleagues, went to a police department to provide legal assistance to detained lawyer Ratmir Zhilokov. Reportedly, female lawyers attempting to enter the building were pushed out into the street. Tsipinova recorded the confrontation on her mobile device, which, according to the account, was seized by police officers. A struggle ensued when Tsipinova sought to reclaim her phone, and she was subsequently detained as part of the broader encounter. The case has since been analyzed within the framework of legal aid duties and the limits of police authority during such interventions.
In a separate matter, a Moscow court convicted a journalist and administrator of a Telegram channel for actions linked to influencing public perception of a commercial bank. On November 27, the Moscow-based Basmanny Court sentenced Alexander Bayazitov to five years in a general regime colony. The investigation asserts that Bayazitov, along with two collaborators, sought to secure a 1.2 million ruble payoff to suppress information about a Promsvyazbank senior manager. The verdict reflects the court’s assessment of the alleged plan to manipulate media narratives for financial gain.
Additionally, there was a brief reference to a trial in absentia involving a Ukrainian singer named Jamala who faced proceedings while not present in the courtroom due to her arrest status. The mention of this matter appears as part of a broader summary of legal events rather than a connected sequence within the same case.