Criminal cases have been opened against the leaders of the protest against the transfer of land to Chechnya

Criminal cases were opened against three leaders of the protest against the transfer of part of the land of Ingushetia to Chechnya, reports with reference to lawyer Fatima Urusova. Kavkazsky Uzel

Musa Malsagov is suspected of inciting mass riots (Article 212 of the Criminal Code) and violence against a government official (Article 318 of the Criminal Code), Barakh Chemurziev is suspected of “attempted violence against a security official.” According to Mediazona , Chemurziev is suspected of organizing the use of violence against security officials (part 3 of article 33, part 2 of article 318 of the Criminal Code).

Against the 65-year-old elder Akhmed Barakhoev, a case was opened on the use of violence against law enforcement officers (Article 318 of the Criminal Code).

Three men were arrested on April 3 for ten days, accused of organizing an uncoordinated action (part 2 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). After his arrest, Barakhoev went on a hunger strike. The men were taken to the detention center in Nalchik. On the morning of April 13, Malsagov, Chemurziev and Barakhoev were supposed to be released, but they were detained.

On April 14, the Nalchik City Court placed Akhmed Barakhoev and Musa Malsagov in custody for two months, reports . FortangaORG

On April 15, also taken into custody . was Barakh Chemurziev, chairman of the public movement "Support of Ingushetia",

On June 5, the Nalchik City Court extended the detention period for one of the elders of the Ingush people, Akhmed Barakhoev, until September 25, the reports Kavkazsky Uzel publication . The meetings to extend the preventive measure for Musa Malsagov and Barakh Chemurziev were postponed due to the fact that their lawyers were not notified in time about the upcoming meetings.

On June 7, the Nalchik City Court extended the measure of restraint to Malsag Uzhakhov, head of the Ingush Teips Council, reports the Kavkazsky Uzel publication. He will remain in custody until 25 September. Uzhakhov's lawyer argues that detention in a pre-trial detention center negatively affects the health of his client, since he does not have access to the necessary medicines.

• At the end of March, protests were held in Ingushetia against the redistribution of borders with Chechnya, the protesters demanded the resignation of the head of the republic, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. On March 27, clashes broke out between protesters and security forces. After that, a criminal case was initiated on violence against representatives of the authorities and on calls for mass riots. Nine people were sent to the pre-trial detention center in this case.