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[KavkazUzel] Inal Dzhabiev, who died after interrogation by the security forces, and Nikolai Tskhovrebov are not involved in the assassination attempt on the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia, Igor Naniev, the prosecutor said today. He proposed to sentence Tskhovrebov to a suspended sentence for arms trafficking.
The " Caucasian Knot " has reported that in February 2021, a resident of South Ossetia, Nikolai Tskhovrebov, who was detained together with Inal Dzhabiev in August 2020, was charged with an attempt on the life of Interior Minister Igor Naniev. Tskhovrebov's mother considered these accusations unsubstantiated. The intensification of the investigation of the case is connected with an attempt by the authorities to hide the story of the torture of the accused, journalist Ruslan Totrov suggested. In May 2021, the case was sent to court.
On August 17, 2020, a service car carrying Interior Minister Igor Naniev was fired on in Tskhinval. No one was hurt during the shelling. Inal Dzhabiev died in August 2020 after being interrogated in the case of an attempt on the life of the minister, Nikolai Tskhovrebov, who was detained with him, also complained of torture. In connection with the death of Dzhabiev, eight security officials were detained, and Andrei Tskhovrebov, deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was removed from his post.
At today's meeting in the Supreme Court of South Ossetia, Prosecutor Eduard Dzhioev completely renounced the charges against the deceased Inal Dzhabiev and four episodes of the charges brought against Nikolai Tskhovrebov. He explained that his decision was based on evidence that the suspects were not involved in the assassination attempt on the official. At the same time, he clarified that the attempt had indeed taken place, IA "Res" reported today.
Dzhioev added that there are grounds for convicting Tskhovrebov of illegal possession of firearms and suggested that he be given a three-year suspended sentence. The representative of Nikolai Tskhovrebov, Fatima Gatagonova, objected to the prosecutor, explaining that "Tskhovrebov did not acquire the pistol in question for committing illegal acts, or for the purpose of storing or transferring to anyone," the publication notes.
Nikolai Tskhovrebov himself asked the court to acquit him. The court said that the decision to drop the charge would be announced later along with the verdict, Sputnik-Ossetia writes.
The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that on July 7, at the next hearing on the criminal case on the death of Inal Dzhabiev and the beating of Nikolai Tskhovrebov and Gersan Kulumbegov, the arrest of two security officials was extended.
Dzhabiev's death sparked mass protests and a political crisis in South Ossetia. Sixteen deputies of parliament from the fall of 2020 to February boycotted parliamentary sessions, preventing a quorum from being collected. In South Ossetia, they could not adopt a budget, the government worked without confirmation of authority, and the work of the parliament was completely paralyzed. At the same time, Dzhabiev’s relatives, dissatisfied with the progress of the investigation, organized a round-the-clock protest rally, which took place on the square in Tskhinvali from December 4, 2020 to February 26. The opposition and protesters sought the dismissal of Prosecutor General Uruzmag Dzhagaev, but stopped the actions without achieving their goals.
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