The lawyer of the accused in the case of protests in Ingushetia was summoned to the prosecutor's office for explanations

Lawyer Magomed Bekov, who defends persecuted protesters in Ingushetia, was summoned to the prosecutor's office for explanations. about this The lawyer spoke on his Facebook page.

As Bekov writes, the prosecutor's office was interested in whether Bekov participates in the activities of public associations, such as IKNE (Ingush Committee of National Unity), the volunteer group "Ambulance" and others. The lawyer was asked if he provided legal services to members of the "Ambulance Service", as well as those involved in the protests in Ingushetia.

In addition, the department inquired about Bekov's activity in social networks. “Did you post notes on Facebook that the authorities had made a bandit raid on the Ambulance volunteer group, as well as about the absurdity and lawlessness of law enforcement agencies when checking the activities of this group?” Bekov cites one of the questions from the prosecutor’s office. He was asked whether such statements corresponded to the status of a lawyer.

Bekov did not answer questions, using Article 51 of the Constitution (giving the right not to testify against himself).

• Magomed Bekov, as a lawyer, represents many of the accused and convicted in the wake of the protests in Inushetia. He publicly talks about how the "Ingush case" is progressing.
• In September 2018, the authorities of Ingushetia and Chechnya signed an agreement to change the border between the republics, after which protests began in Ingushetia. On March 26, 2019, about 10 thousand people came to the rally in Magas. About two thousand protesters remained on the square all night. In the morning they began to be dispersed, as a result of which clashes broke out between the security forces and the protesters .
• In the wake of the rally, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on incitement to mass riots (part 3 of article 212 of the Criminal Code) and the use of life-threatening and health-threatening violence against law enforcement officers (part 2 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). Considering the arrests on February 4, there are already almost 40 defendants in the case. Some of them have already been given real terms.