Overview
- The defense filed an appeal challenging the court’s decision to keep Sofiane Sechili in custody until November 3.
- The Ussuriysk District Court extended his pretrial detention as he faces suspicion under Article 322 on illegal border crossing.
- Primorye’s Public Monitoring Commission ordered a French–Russian phrasebook expected next week and plans an inspection of the Ussuriysk SIZO.
- France’s honorary consul visited Sechili at the detention center on September 30.
- His lawyer says he has started learning basic Russian to communicate with cellmates, and the watchdog reported concerns over infrequent showers and unfamiliar food.