The investigator released another protest participant in Ingushetia from the pre-trial detention center on his own recognizance

The investigator released activist Adam Azhigov, who was in a pre-trial detention center in connection with a clash with security forces during protests in Ingushetia, on his own recognizance. Lawyer Magomed Bekov told Mediazona about this.

Bekov suggested that the investigation failed to find enough evidence of Azhigov’s involvement in the attack on security forces, so the investigator softened the preventive measure.

from a pre-trial detention center on his own recognizance was released The day before, on May 25, Ingush activist Ibragim Muzhakhoev . The resolution states that “the circumstances that served as the basis for choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention have changed.”

In March, protests against the agreement on the administrative border with Chechnya resumed in Ingushetia. Security forces tried to disperse the peaceful demonstration, which ultimately led to clashes with protesters. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the use of violence against government officials (Part 2 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) and calls for mass riots (Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code); more than 20 oppositionists are in pretrial detention.