The report notes that the rapist was sentenced to nine years because he was a minor at the time of the crime. According to the current legislation in the republic, the punishment in this case cannot exceed ten years.
Also, the press service of the court noted that in Abkhazia there are no colonies, only pre-trial detention centers, and because of this, a year of imprisonment under a general regime is two, and under a strict regime – three.
“Therefore, Abukhba had to serve 4.5 years out of nine years, and this term ended on February 2,” the agency’s interlocutor concluded.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned citizens about the risks when traveling to Abkhazia after information about the release in the republic of a rapist who committed a crime against a Russian woman. It was reported that he was released after his sentence was commuted.