Civil servants were threatened with dismissal for participating in a rally against the transfer of land to Chechnya

In Ingushetia, civil servants of one of the departments who participated in a rally against the transfer of part of the land to Chechnya were threatened with dismissal if they again participate in protests. about this with reference to an informed source. writes Interfax

“Today, several guys came to work at 9 am without delay, taking part in a rally in Magas. The head of the department held an explanatory conversation with them about the inadmissibility of participating in such actions, despite the fact that civil servants were present on the square after the working day. The head threatened his subordinates with punishment for such behavior, up to and including dismissal, ”the source told Interfax.

On October 4, at a rally, the security forces opened fire into the air. BBC Russian Service Correspondent Lisa Focht tweeted : “At a rally near the Parliament of Ingushetia, the security forces opened fire in the air. The deputies were brought out to the assembled people, and a scuffle began. As a result, the delegation was taken away under numerous shots and the screams of the crowd.

A day earlier, two protesters were arrested for 12 days.

• Protests in Magas and Sunzha began on September 25 after the news of Issa Khashagulgov's resignation from the post of head of the Sunzha district became known. Activists regarded Khashagulgov's departure as a protest against the transfer of part of the lands of Ingushetia to Chechnya.
• On September 26, it became known that the heads of Chechnya and Ingushetia signed an agreement on the mutual transfer of land between the republics.