23:50, 21 January 2010

Maksharip Aushev's missing relatives are searched in several regions

Saint Petersburg, Nevsky Prospect. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org

The relatives of the Ingush public figure Maksharip Aushev (assassinated in October 2009), who disappeared in St Petersburg in the end of December 2009, are searched in several regions of Russia. This was stated by Vladislav Piotrovskiy, head of the GUVD of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the relatives of Fatima Dzhanieva - Maksharip Aushev's widow - disappeared in St Petersburg at night on December 28, 2009, namely: Yusup and Yunus Dobriev, Fatima's maternal uncles, and Khadizhat Dobrieva's nephews - Ali and Magomed Adzhiev. Khadizhat Dobrieva is Fatima's maternal aunt. A search case was opened on the disappearance application.

According to Mr Piotrovskiy, this search is conducted within interaction with other subjects of the federation and under individual requests. The "Fontanka.Ru" Agency reports that the search is conducted by the Investigatory Department of the Prosecutor's Office.