The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan has decided to suspend the extradition process of Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev to Russia, extending his detention for another month. This information was announced by the court's press service, as reported by "Kursiv."
Recently, the UN Human Rights Committee officially registered Movlaev's complaint and urged Kazakhstan to refrain from extraditing him while the matter is under consideration.
Mansur Movlaev is known for his active stance and criticism of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as for his speeches against human rights violations and political repression in the region. In 2020, he was sentenced to three years in prison under Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, related to illegal drug trafficking; however, Chechen opposition figures believe that this case was fabricated.
In 2022, Movlaev was released on parole, but soon he was kidnapped and taken to a police station in Chechnya. He managed to escape and, without any documents, entered Kyrgyzstan, after which Russia placed him on the federal wanted list for financing extremist activities.
While in Kyrgyzstan, Movlaev was serving a sentence for illegal border crossing, but he was decided to be expelled from the country, and he managed to leave it on his own.
In May 2025, the activist was detained in Kazakhstan at Russia's request. He was arrested for 40 days, but the term was repeatedly extended. In December of the same year, the authorities of Kazakhstan denied him refugee status, and in January, the General Prosecutor's Office of the republic approved his extradition to Russia.
