Judge in Tuva Faces Criminal Case for Unlawful Ruling
Prosecutor General Alexander Bystrykin has initiated a criminal case against Kyzyl City Court judge Aziana Mongush for issuing a manifestly unjust court ruling (part 1, article 305 of the Criminal Code), the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
Consensus
- A criminal case was opened against judge Aziana Mongush of Kyzyl City Court, Republic of Tuva.
- The case is based on Article 305, Part 1 of the Russian Criminal Code for issuing a manifestly unjust judicial act.
- The alleged act was issued in November 2023 without a court hearing.
- The judicial act concerned the suspension of criminal proceedings, declaring the defendant a fugitive, and imposing pre-trial detention.
- The decision was dated June 29, 2023, signed by the judge, and attached to the case materials.
- The Supreme Court of Tuva annulled the decision on February 21, 2024, citing obvious, gross, and substantial procedural violations.
- The Investigative Committee of Russia (SKR) is investigating the case and gathering evidence.
Points of divergence
- Bastrykin submitted a request to the Higher Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia for consent to open the criminal case in July. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Bastrykin has filed a case against a judge regarding a manifestly unjust judicial act — Интерфакс
- Judge from Kyzyl suspected of falsifying court ruling: case filed — Вести
Key entities
- Azianu Mongush
- Moscow
- Alexander Bastrykin
- Kyzylskoy District Court
- INTERFAX.RU
- Russia
- SKR
- SK
- Investigative Committee
- Kyzyl
- Republic of Tuva
- Tuva Republic