INTERPOL drew attention to the fact that Chechens are being illegally persecuted by the Russian authorities

Vayfond’s lawyers received another decision from the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files. The decision concerns removal the information about a native of the Chechen Republic from the database of the international police organization in connection with a violation of its Constitution.

In contrast to most previous decisions, the Commission further emphasized in the document received that “the Applicant is a native and resident of the Chechen Republic, who claims that he is being persecuted on religious and national reasons”. Previously, in connection with appeals from Chechen refugees, INTERPOL sent only a simple notification concerning the deletion of information from the database after consideration of the appeal.