In December of 2002, a Russian court tried Russian Colonel Yuri Budanov on war crimes charges. He was accused of kidnapping, raping (an unsubstantiated allegation later withdrawn by the prosecution) and murdering Elza Kungayeva, an 18-year-old Chechen woman whom Budanov claims was an accomplice of Chechen rebels who were responsible for killing several of the men under his command. In a controversial decision, he was initially found not guilty by reason of insanity on December 31, 2002 and committed to a psychiatric hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Later this decision was overturned. He was serving a ten year sentence in Ulyanovsk Oblast until President Putinpardoned him. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A war crime is a punishable offense, under international law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... The Chechen Republic (Chechen: Ðохчийн РеÑпублика/Noxçiyn [Nokhchiyn] Respublika, Russian: ЧеченÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð ÐµÑпублика), informal Chechnya (Chechen: Ðохчичьо/Noxçiyçö/Nokhchiyno, Russian: ЧечнÑ), Ichkeria, Chechnia or Chechenia, is currently a constituent republic of the Russian Federation. ... In a criminal trial, the insanity defense are possible defenses by excuse, via which a defendant may argue that they should not be held criminally liable for breaking the law, as they were mentally ill or mentally incompetent at the time of their allegedly criminal actions. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ulyanovsk Oblast (Улья́новская о́бласть) is an administrative division of the Russian Federation. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Путин pronunciation?; born October 7, 1952) is a Russian politician and the current President of the Russian Federation. ... A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. ...
He was accused of kidnapping, raping (an unsubstantiated allegation later withdrawn by the prosecution) and murdering Elza Kungayeva, an 18-year-old Chechen woman whom Budanov claims was an accomplice of Chechen rebels who were responsible for killing several of the men under his command.
In a controversial decision, he was initially found not guilty by reason of insanity on December 31, 2002 and committed to a psychiatric hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
[1] Budanov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, but it is not clear if it was stripped from him upon his conviction.
According to Izvestiyas Stroiteleva, In its determination, the court ruled that YuriBudanov could not bear criminal responsibility for the March 2000 murder of Elza Kungaeva because he was unable to appreciate fully the consequences and the social character of his actions.
As regards the article on exceeding ones authority (Budanov was charged in the beating of a subordinate), the court ruled that he is also not criminally responsible because the court recognized that by March 2000, the colonel was already not fit for the military.
Budanov for President was the sarcastic headline in the reformist Novye Izestiya on Dec. 17.
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