Village of Shamilkala, Dagestan. Photo: Magomed Nakhaev, http://www.odnoselchane.ru

27 June 2014, 17:25

Salafi businessman was shot dead in Dagestani Untsukul District

Tonight, in the village of Shamilkala of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, a local resident, who used to be a businessman and a follower of Salafism, was killed. This was reported by the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Dagestan. Till present, investigators do not report on the motives of the crime.

Rasul Magomedov, a local resident, was shot dead from a submachine gun. "He was registered at the operational records of the police as a follower of Salafism, and he got earlier criminal record for illegal arms trafficking. He was not put on the wanted list," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Rasul Temirbekov, Senior Assistant for Public Relations of the Chief of the Investigating Department of the ICRF for Dagestan.

"At present, investigators collect materials. No criminal case has been initiated yet on the fact of the murder. So, it is too early to comment on any versions. However, we know that he got enemies in the District," the ICRF's official has added.

Author: Aida Magomedova Source: CK correspondent

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

May 18, 2024 17:47

May 17, 2024 23:13

  • Prosecution demands nine years in jail for Mikhail Balabanov for commissariat arson

    At the Southern District Military Court, the prosecutor has demanded to sentence Mikhail Balabanov, 21, to nine years in jail on charges of preparing to set fire to the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in Nevinnomyssk. Balabanov's guilt has not been proven; there are signs of falsification in the case, his defence has pointed out, demanding to acquit the defendant.

May 17, 2024 19:25

  • Rights defenders treat case of missing Movsar Umarov as typical for Chechnya

    The decision of the Grozny court to provide Eset Umarova with the materials of the case of her son Movsar's disappearance gives some hope to his family, but investigators are unlikely to make the hope true. The fate of Chechen residents who disappeared like Umarov often remains unknown, human rights defenders have pointed out.

May 17, 2024 18:11

May 16, 2024 22:49

News archive