Another participant in a rally against the revision of borders with Chechnya was detained in Ingushetia

Musa Pliev, another participant in the rally against the revision of borders with Chechnya, was detained in Ingushetia. This was reported by MBKh Media with reference to lawyer Kaloy Akhilgov.

According to him, Pliev is suspected of organizing mass riots during the protests on March 26 and 27. Akhilgov believes that the activist faces administrative punishment, but does not rule out that Pliev may become involved in a criminal case. His house has already been searched.

The exact location of the detainee is still unknown. According to preliminary information, he could have been taken to Magas.

• On April 6, a court in Nalchik placed in pre-trial detention eight activists suspected of violence against law enforcement officers and calls for mass unrest.
• On March 26, in Magas, local residents held a coordinated rally against the redistribution of borders with Chechnya; its participants demanded the resignation of the head of the republic, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. After the official end of the action, as the Caucasian Knot reported , about two thousand protesters remained in the square all night. On the morning of March 27, security forces began to disperse the protesters, and clashes broke out .