Khadijat, Omar Abdurashidov's sister, held a picket in the center of Makhachkala. July 4, 2019. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

04 July 2019, 23:56

Makhachkala picketers demand to drop charges against Ashikovs and Abdurashidov

Relatives of Ziyavudin Ashikov, the acting head of the Kaspiysk police, his brother Raip Ashikov and Omar Abdurashidov came out to pickets in the capital of Dagestan, stating that the men are illegally prosecuted for alleged financing terrorism.

Raip Ashikov, a former head of the UVD (Interior Department) of Makhachkala, is under arrest since April 1, 2019, on suspicion of financing terrorism along with Omar Abdurashidov. Raip Ashikov said that his problems appeared after a conflict with a high-ranking official. His brother, Ziyavudin Ashikov, was also detained on April 14.

On May 15, advocates of the Ashikov brothers and Omar Abdurashidov demanded to transfer their clients' cases to investigating bodies of other regions, since they do not trust the Dagestani law enforcement structures.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 4, 2019 at 04:55 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

Woman from Makhachka complains about kidnapping of her brother, Omar Abdurashidov's relatives report about gun planted to him, Resident of Dagestan arrested for 10 days, his relatives report his kidnapping and torture.

Author: Patimat Makhmudova Source: CK correspondent

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