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In Ingushetia, protesters demanded the resignation of the head of the republic, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov

Participants of the rally against the referendum law today expressed no confidence in the head of the republic, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and demanded his resignation. Representatives of the Ingush Committee of National Unity and the Council of Teips speak at the rally, declaring their lack of confidence in the leadership of the republic and the parliament, the "Caucasian Knot" reports .

According to the testimonies of the rally participants, the city is filled with cars of law enforcement agencies. Many protesters complain about the lack of communication. The head of the human rights organization "Mashr" Magomed Mutsolgov announced the disconnection of the mobile Internet.

“The place of the rally is surrounded by the police. There were snipers on high-rise buildings. With whom the head [of the republic] and the security forces are going to fight, it is not clear,” he wrote. According to him, "at least 20 thousand people" have already gathered on the square.

Residents of Ingushetia gathered today in the center of Magas to oppose the referendum law. The republican parliament adopted the bill in the first reading, it was planned that on March 28 it would be considered in the second reading, taking into account amendments and additions. The head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, withdrew the document from the People's Assembly after criticizing the opposition, which believes that it does not indicate the grounds under which the referendum would be mandatory. The bill was introduced after an attempt to initiate a referendum against the border agreement with Chechnya, which had previously become a reason for mass protests, Ekho Moskvy notes .

“People continue to gather. People openly express distrust of the regional authorities. The previously stated demands were supplemented by demands for the introduction of direct elections for the head of the republic and a mixed system for electing deputies of the People's Assembly of Ingushetia and municipal councils. The issue of no confidence in the head of Ingushetia was put to a general vote, and the people unanimously supported him,” Mutsolgov wrote.

Meanwhile, the Ingush policemen handed over to the Investigative Committee information that on March 23, calls for mass riots in the republic were published on Instagram, the press reported service of the Investigative Committee of the ICR for Ingushetia . “A criminal case has been initiated on the grounds of crimes under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (calls for riots),” the press release says. The article on incitement to riots provides for up to two years in prison.

Photo by Magomed Mutsolgov