Aiming fire

In Nazran, a fire occurred in the office of the republican representative office of the Human Rights Center "Memorial". This was reported by the Internet newspaper "Ingushetia".

As the main version of the causes of the fire, arson is considered, a source in law enforcement told the publication. "In one of the offices of the human rights center, a window was broken, traces of a broken bottle were also found, presumably with an incendiary mixture," the source said.

The fire occurred early in the morning. "According to the updated information, as a result of a fire in the city of Numtaliev, 46, a two -story office building on the second floor occurred. The burning area was 76 square meters. There were no victims," ​​the Ministry of Emergencies of Ingushetia said . Firefighters arrived at the place 5 minutes after the call. At 6:20, the fire was completely eliminated. Office furniture, computers and documents burned.

According to the New Gazeta with reference to the representatives of the Memorial, the surveillance cameras recorded the moment of arson. Two unknown in masks and gloves are visible on the record, which put the staircase to the roof and climb on it to the second floor, where the Memorial office is located. In the office of the head of the representative office of Timur Akiev, a molten plastic bottle with a distinct smell of kerosene was found. According to Akiev, the arsonists, climbing into his locked office, were trapped and could not set fire to the rest of the office.

The head of the Hot Parts program Oleg Orlov connects the arson of the office in Nazran with the persecution of the head of the Chechen representative office of the Memorial Oyub Titiev . “Although our work in Ingushetia has not been connected with the Chechen theme in any way, we certainly associate this attack with the fabrication of a criminal case against Oyub Titiev and squeezing out a“ memorial ”from Chechnya,” Orlov noted.

The Memorial regards this arson as the commission of a terrorist act in the territory of Ingushetia (Article 205 of the Criminal Code: "The commission of a explosion, arson or other actions .. in order to destabilize the activities of international organizations"). We hope that the authorities of Ingushetia will take the investigation of this terrorist act under their control, ”the PC Memorial said ina statement .

Behind the Memorial, who are in Chechnya, who protects Titiev, lawyer Peter Zaikin and Novaya Gazeta journalists, is undergoing a tight external observation. For two days, human rights activists and lawyer were detained five times, checking for involvement in illegal armed groups. The arson of the office occurred on the third day of their stay in the region.