11 July 2007, 13:22

Parents of the militants who perished in Kabardino-Balkaria assert that bodies of their sons were not cremated

Today, the correspondent's office of the "Caucasian Knot" located in the city of Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, has been approached by the relatives of the victims of the October 2005 events who have stated that the bodies of the casualties were not cremated. According to the relatives, they learnt about it from reliable sources.

They have addressed their appeal to mass media, President of Russia, General Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, European Court for Human Rights and international human rights organizations.

They call on President of Russia Vladimir Putin, General Public Prosecutor Yuri Chaika "to urgently interfere into the problem of the bodies, stop lawlessness, prevent cremation and present truthful information on the conditions the bodies are kept in to the parents."

At the same time, advocate Larissa Dorogova, who is defending the interests of the relatives of the militants who had perished in Kabardino-Balkaria, has declared in hew interview to the "Caucasus Times" that the decision to cremate the bodies was an authorities' attempt to conceal the fact of blatant non-observance of the storage conditions of the bodies, which has resulted in an essential degradation of the remains.

Author: Luiza Orazayeva, CK correspondent

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

November 13, 2024 23:56

November 13, 2024 23:16

  • Kabardino-Balkarian resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

    The Prokhladnensky District Court has found the allegations that local resident Viktor Marchuk had spoken in a negative way about the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine proven. The man has been fined 30,000 roubles under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

November 13, 2024 22:25

  • Court in Georgievsk holds hearing on Makhachkala riots

    A court hearing was held in Georgievsk on the case of five residents of Dagestan, whom investigators treat as participants in the riots that broke out at the Makhachkala Airport. At the request of the advocate of one of the defendants, the judge removed a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the courtroom.

November 13, 2024 20:22

November 12, 2024 23:37

News archive