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| Sources report the detention of Tyrnyauz residents in the case of 'Sharia patrols' |
| 2024-07-04 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Security forces detained a group of Tyrnyauz residents suspected of participating in "Sharia patrols" and beating up residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, sources reported. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, in April 2022, the Urvan District Court sentenced 11 residents of the village of Anzorey to suspended sentences, finding them guilty in the case of an extremist community. According to the prosecution, the defendants, guided by Sharia norms, created two groups under the leadership of naibs in 2016 and used force against those who did not share their views. The indictment mentioned two cases of beatings and three cases of threats. The defendants' lawyers and relatives claimed that the reason for the case of the extremist community was ordinary domestic conflicts, according to the "Caucasian Knot" article "Anzorei patrols: from Sharia to extremism." Eight residents of Tyrnyauz have been detained in connection with the "Sharia patrols" case, the anonymous Telegram channel "Sapa Kavkaz" reported today, citing its sources. According to sources, the 39-year-old city resident is suspected of organizing an extremist community, while the others are suspected of participating in this community, which was created "no later than March 2017." Security officials believe that until November 2023, Sharia patrols were looking for people whose way of life differed from their beliefs, and at least 14 residents of Kabardino-Balkaria "were subjected to psychological pressure and inflicted bodily harm, including beating with sticks," the publication says. Criminal cases under Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Organization of an extremist community) were opened on July 1, the anonymous Telegram channel Baza reported today. The publication names seven suspects - the alleged organizer of the "Sharia patrols" Askhat, as well as Damrai, Tamaz, Nazhmudin, Zeytun, Timur and Aslan. "Six guys were detained in Kabardino-Balkaria, Askhat himself was detained in the Moscow region," the publication says. "Caucasian Knot" does not yet have confirmation from reliable sources of information from anonymous Telegram channels. As of 13:50 Moscow time, the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Kabardino-Balkaria and the website of the republican department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation have not published any reports about the initiation of this criminal case. Related: Kabardino-Balkaria: 2024-06-30 Kochesoko calls his criminal prosecution unfounded Kabardino-Balkaria: 2024-06-17 Makhachkala residents complain about the rise in meat prices on Eid al-Adha Kabardino-Balkaria: 2024-06-07 Authorities in the regions of southern Russia announce holidays in connection with Eid al-Adha Related: Tyrnyauz: 2023-03-24 A terrorist attack was prevented in Kabardino-Balkaria in 2022 Tyrnyauz: 2023-03-20 Activists consider the liquidation of the 'Council of Elders of the Balkar people' illegal Tyrnyauz: 2023-03-12 Two residents of Tyrnyauz complained about the searches in the case of extremism |
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