The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case in connection with the disappearance of Seda Suleymanova.
Previously, the woman was returned by force to Chechnya to relatives from whom she had fled. After that there was no news of her; human rights activists believe that she may be dead.
In October 2022, Suleymanova requested help from the SK SOS. The 26 year old woman said that due to her "lack of religiosity" in Grozny, she could face an "honor killing" by her family members. In February 2023, Suleymanova's relatives tried to kidnap her, but she managed to escape. After that, according to human rights activists, she changed her job and address of residence, but remained in St. Petersburg.
The crisis group "SK SOS" reports:
"Applicants who sent appeals through a special form began to receive responses from the Investigative Committee on the initiation of a criminal case. Prior to that, they had only received replies from the prosecutor's office, in which they said that the applicant had no right to request such information or that the appeal had been referred to the Investigative Committee."
So finally, a criminal case has been opened on the fact of "unknown disappearance".
"The course and results of the investigation of the criminal case have been taken under control in the Investigative Department," the Investigative Committee said in its responses.
Seda Suleymanova, who lived in St. Petersburg with her boyfriend, was kidnapped on the night of August 24, 2023. The police took the girl to the police station under the pretext that they had received a theft report. She was then taken to the airport and sent to Chechnya, where she was handed over to her relatives.
Later, photos and videos of Suleymanova were published by Chechen ombudsman Mansur Soltayev who assured, "there are no violations of rights and harassment against her."
However, human rights activists noticed a mark on the girl's neck, and her partner said that Suleymanova "looks depressed." Since the publication of these videos there have been no news about her. Suleymanova "could have been killed by her relatives," two independent sources of SK SOS claimed.
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