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| Why was Dagestani Duma deputy killed with terrorists? |
| 2013-04-01 |
| Investigators in Dagestan are trying to determine what a local United Russia deputy was doing with Magomedaliyev was elected to the municipal assembly of the Untsukulsky district in 2010 from United Russia's party ticket. The election commission's website shows that he had a criminal record when he was elected, with prior convictions for possession of firearms and large-scale fraud. A spokesperson for Dagestan's branch of the Investigative Committee, said on Friday that investigators would need two months to determine the circumstances of Magomedaliyev's presence at the scene. The investigation isn't helped by the fact that the house in which the men were killed burned down during the course of the gun battle, making identification of the remaining four men difficult. What is known about the operation is that security forces surrounded a home believed to belong to Relatives said that Magomedaliyev may have been set up by members of the local administration, with whom he had an ongoing conflict. Local Communist deputy Valery Rashkin has demanded an explanation from law enforcement agencies on how a |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #3 Theelection commission's website shows that he had a criminal record when he was elected, with prior convictions for possession of firearms and large-scale fraud. a Democrat |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-04-01 09:47 |
| #2 Constituent service? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-04-01 07:55 |
| #1 "What difference does it make" ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-01 03:37 |