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| Seven are wanted in connection with the riots in Makhachkala |
| 2025-01-17 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Seven people, including three organizers of the riots, have been declared wanted in connection with the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport. 28 cases against 135 defendants have been sent to court. As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, today the Soviet District Court of Stavropol Krai sentenced five more residents of Dagestan in the case of riots at the Makhachkala airport; they received from seven to eight years of imprisonment. Mass riots at Makhachkala airport occurred on October 29, 2023, due to a report of the arrival of a plane with passengers from Israel. More than 20 people were injured in the riots, including nine police officers. 1,200 people were brought to administrative responsibility. What happened at Uytash airport and how the investigation is proceeding is described in the "Caucasian Knot" report "Case of the pogrom at Makhachkala airport". Seven people have been put on the wanted list following the riots at the Makhachkala airport, including three organizers, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. "Seven individuals have been placed on the wanted list, including three organizers of the crimes," TASS quoted the department's statement as saying. A total of 142 people were involved in the riots, 28 cases were sent to court. "In relation to 135 defendants, the preliminary investigation has been completed, 28 criminal cases have been sent to court for consideration on the merits," the Investigative Committee added. The message on the Telegram channel of the Investigative Committee of Russia also stated that on October 29, 2023, Ilya Ponomarev (Ilya Vladimirovich Ponomarev was recognized as a foreign agent), Abakar Abakarov, and Israil Akhmednabiyev posted publicly available publications in the Telegram messenger aimed at inciting hatred and hostility towards Israeli citizens among residents of the Republic of Dagestan and encouraging them to organize and participate in mass riots on this basis. On February 17, 2024, relatives of the participants in the riots at the Makhachkala airport appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request for leniency. On December 23, 2024, the Ust-Labinsk court sentenced eight defendants to prison terms of seven to eight years. On December 11, courts in Stavropol Krai also sentenced 10 residents of Dagestan to long terms. On January 10, a court in Georgievsk sentenced  four residents of Dagestan to 10 years in prison in the airport riot case. Related from regnum.ru Court sentences five more Dagestani residents in airport pogrom case The five were sentenced to seven to eight years in a general regime penal colony. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, 27 criminal cases on the riots in Makhachkala were sent to the courts of Kuban and Stavropol. On September 26, 2024, the Novokubansky Court began considering the case of six residents of Dagestan. The defendants are Magomed Gadzhiev, Shamil Gadzhiev, Bashir Magomedaliev, Alibeg Ramazanov, Roosevelt Tagirov, Magomednabi Shaikhslamov. On December 16, 2024, the court sentenced  Tagirov to eight years in prison, the rest of the defendants - to seven years. Mass riots at Makhachkala airport occurred on October 29, 2023, due to a report of the arrival of a plane with passengers from Israel. More than 20 people were injured in the riots, including nine police officers. A total of 1,200 people were brought to administrative responsibility. The Soviet District Court of Stavropol Krai sentenced five more residents of Dagestan. They were found guilty of participating in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), and of failing to comply with transport safety requirements causing major damage (Part 3 of Article 263.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the regional prosecutor's office reported. According to the investigation and the court, on October 29, 2023, Jamal Gadzhiev, Vagab Gadzhiev, Vadim Gadzhiev, Nazhmutdin Gadzhiev and Alibek Gadzhiev took part in mass riots at the Uytash airport, accompanied by violence and destruction of property, on the basis of national and religious hatred and hostility towards Israeli citizens. "The airport's property was destroyed and damaged to the amount of more than 24 million rubles, the requirements of transport and aviation security were violated, which led to a complete blocking of the airport's operations, the delay and cancellation of regular flights, and their redirection to other airports. Illegal actions were committed against 30 government officials, 23 of whom suffered bodily injuries of varying severity," the prosecutor's office said in a statement on its website. The court sentenced five residents of Dagestan to imprisonment for a term of seven to eight years in a general regime penal colony. Related: Makhachkala airport: 2025-01-16 Six people convicted of riots in Makhachkala refused to appeal the verdict Makhachkala airport: 2025-01-12 Four members of anti-Israel Dagestan airport mob sentenced to decade in penal colony Makhachkala airport: 2024-12-12 Court sentences seven participants in riots at Makhachkala airport |
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