Minutka Square in Grozny. Photo: screenshot of the video by Denis Mokrushin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRWC989OWU4

09 August 2019, 23:41

Chechen villager detained by unknown persons in Grozny

In the Chechen capital, armed people detained a resident of the village of Bachi-Yurt, eyewitnesses have reported.

The message about the detention of the villager appeared on the WhatsApp on August 8. According to the author, the people who detained the young man were armed, but in civilian clothes.

Let us remind you that in July, according to Grozny residents, law enforcers carried out raids in the city, recording personal data of the young people, who wore long beards with shaved off moustaches as followers of the Salafi trend in Islam.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 9, 2019 at 02:15 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: CK correspondent

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