A Dagestan court arrested more than 80 Azerbaijani citizens for 10 days after a clash in a temporary camp

The Magaramkent District Court arrested 83 Azerbaijani citizens for 10 days, who demanded to let them go home across the border, in the wake of a clash with the police in a temporary camp. This is reported by the "Caucasian Knot".

All detainees were found guilty of disobeying the demands of police officers (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

• On June 15, on the border of the Derbent and Magaramkent regions, at a temporary accommodation center for Azerbaijani citizens who could not return home due to the closed borders due to the pandemic, there was a clash between Azerbaijanis and the police.
• Hundreds of protesters demanded to be allowed to go home. There are conflicting reports as to which side was the first to use physical violence. that has reported The "Caucasian Knot" the security forces used tear gas and batons, after which the citizens of Azerbaijan began to throw stones at them. According to the interlocutor of Mediazona, the police did not use weapons, “they just shot in the air,” and this was the beginning of the clash.
• As a result of clashes, 93 people were detained. The Investigative Committee opened two criminal cases: on the use of violence against a representative of the authorities (part 2 of article 318 of the Criminal Code) and on intentional damage to property (part 1 of article 167 of the Criminal Code).