The building of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO) in MoscowMOSCOW, Jan 18< /strong> The case of the son of a former high-ranking official from Dagestan, Mukhtar Mejidov Murtuzali, accused of murdering a MGIMO student, was transferred to another capital court at the request of the prosecutor's office, RIA Novosti was told in the Moscow City Court. The Nikulinsky Court of Moscow previously reported that the trial would begin on January 19.
“It was clear right away that this was a murder”: who threw a MGIMO student out of the window “The Moscow City Court considered the request of the Prosecutor General to change the territorial jurisdiction of the criminal case against Medzhidov … The case was sent to the Izmailovsky District Court of Moscow for consideration on the merits,” the agency’s interlocutor said. According to him, the Prosecutor General's Office considered that there were circumstances that could cast doubt on the objectivity and impartiality of the Nikulinsky court. The date of the first meeting is not yet known — the case has not yet been received by the Izmailovsky court. Earlier, the jury delivered a verdict of not guilty to Murtuzali Medzhidov, but the Moscow City Court overturned the verdict and sent the case for review. Until his acquittal, Majidov was held in custody, on the day of the court's decision he was released. the jury considered that Medzhidov's guilt in the death of the girl was not proven. Based on their verdict, the court delivered a verdict of not guilty. The relatives of the deceased tried to recover 30 million rubles in compensation from the defendant, but the court rejected their civil claims. In April 2018, 21-year-old MGIMO student from Kazakhstan Tomiris Baisafa fell out of the window of the fourth floor of the university building. The girl was hospitalized at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute, but she soon passed away. A criminal case was initiated on this fact. The Commissioner for Human Rights in Kazakhstan, Askar Shakirov, then reported that he had asked his Russian colleague Tatyana Moskalkova to take the case under personal control and «provide an objective investigation.» The incident itself was called ambiguous in Kazakhstan. As stated in the media, Tomiris and Murtuzali met. Murtuzali Mejidov is the son of a well-known Dagestan politician and businessman Mukhtar Mejidov.
