Salafi mosque spokesman placed under house arrest

On June 6, the Sovetsky District Court of Makhachkala placed under house arrest Magomed Magomedov, a spokesman for the Tangim mosque and a member of the public council in Dagestan, accused of possession of weapons and drugs. It is reported by "Rain".

The prosecutor petitioned for the arrest of Magomedov, but the court decided to choose a measure of restraint for him that was not related to detention, Idris Yusupov, a correspondent for the Novoye Delo newspaper, reports from the courtroom. Human rights activists stated that Magomedov was being tortured in the pre-trial detention center.

The public figure was detained on May 11, 2016. The next day, he was charged with illegal possession of weapons, explosives and drugs. The lawyer of the press secretary of the mosque Shamil Isaev said that pressure was put on his client, but he did not admit his guilt.

“He said during the interrogation, during which I was present, that during the arrest a grenade, cartridges and drugs were planted on him, quotes ” Mediazona the words of the lawyer. He added that the detention was issued not on May 11, but the next day. The defender asked to make a correction in the protocol.

Tagir Magomedov, the brother of the defendant, said that the house of the religious figure was searched, during which one of the security officials hinted to Tagir that his brother “was overly active, gave different interviews to the press, communicated with the federal media.” This, as Tagir suggests, "did not please someone in Makhachkala."