Oyub Titiev, the head of human rights group Memorial in Chechnya, attends his verdict hearing at a court in the town of Shali, in Chechnya, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS
Oyub Titiev, who runs the office of the Memorial Human Rights Center in the southern Russian region, was sentenced to four years in a penal settlement on Monday after he was found guilty of possessing illegal drugs. His supporters say he was framed, with the drugs planted in his car.
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Hunt wrote on Twitter on Tuesday: “Fabricated charges & absurd sentence imposed on Oyub Titiev are intended to silence his work in holding Russian govt to account for human rights abuses in Chechnya - they must #FreeTitiev.”
An awful example of Russia suppressing vital work of human rights defenders. Fabricated charges & absurd sentence imposed on Oyub Titiev @hrc_memorial are intended to silence his work in holding Russian govt to account for human rights abuses in Chechnya - they must #FreeTitiev https://t.co/cuDVJvtMO5
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) March 19, 2019
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