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"There are no rights violations." The Chechen ombudsman published a photo of Seda Suleimanova, who was abducted in St. Petersburg. Human rights activists don't believe him. 

Mansur Soltayev сообщил on his channel that he met with the 26-year-old girl, her relatives, talked with them and “made sure that she was not in any danger, that she was safe.” 

«She is feeling well. There have been no violations of her rights or harassment against her.“,” the Human Rights Commissioner wrote. 

However, the ombudsman did not specify why Suleimanova was not allowed to go home to St. Petersburg and was not allowed to contact her fiancé, who was very upset A photo of a depressed Seda. In the photo, Seda is wearing a headscarf, her head bowed. A mark resembling a hematoma is visible on her neck.

The ombudsman's statement did not inspire confidence among human rights activists. They point out that in such cases, video, as was the case with the stolen Selima Ismailova, and here is only a photo. 

On August 23, the St. Petersburg police задержала Seda Suleimanova, a 26-year-old Chechen fugitive, was accused of stealing 150 rubles from a relative. Chechen security forces took her to Grozny, where her lawyers were unable to locate her for several days. A few days later, it was revealed that she handed over relatives, but the lawyers were never allowed to see her.