TBILISI. Oct 15 (Interfax-AVN) - The Georgian Justice Ministry sent materials concerning the 13 Chechens who were detained on the Russian-Georgian border in early August to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
"The materials involve both the five detainees who were extradited to Russia on October 4 and those who remain under arrest in Tbilisi," Deputy Justice Minister Georgy Tskrialashvili told journalists on Tuesday.
Earlier, the Court recommended that the Georgian authorities suspend extradition and report until October 14 on whether the Georgian side had guarantees that the extradition will not be followed by executions. Moreover, the Court requested materials of the criminal cases that were launched against these Chechens in Russia.
"The Georgian Justice Ministry sent the documents it had documents] indicate that the extradited Chechens will be covered by the moratorium on the death penalty," Tskrialashvili said.