The court sentenced a participant in a rally in Magas to 3.5 years in prison on charges of inciting the beating of security forces

The Essentuki City Court of the Stavropol Territory sentenced local resident Magomed Khamkhoev to 3.5 years in prison in a case of violence against security forces. this with reference to lawyer Fatima Urusova. reports Interfax

The prosecutor's office requested four years and 10 months in prison for him.

The defense lawyer clarified that, taking into account the time spent in the pre-trial detention center, Khamkhoev will stay in the colony for eight months. Urusova added that at the hearing on February 8, the court questioned 15 defense witnesses - participants in the rally - who confirmed that Khamkhoev did not call for violence at the rally.

In March 2019, protests took place in Magas because of an agreement on a new border between Chechnya and Ingushetia, according to which Ingushetia lost part of the border territories.

National Guardsmen came to disperse the protesters, who responded by throwing stones and chairs at the security forces. As a result, several dozen residents of Ingushetia became involved in cases of violence against security forces, mass riots and the extremist community. Mediazona talked about this in detail .