Poet Adallo's son was detained by power agents in Dagestan for prophylactics, observers note

According to Regina Shakirova, a lawyer of the Kazan Human Rights Centre, Gamzat, 34, son of the Dagestan poet Ali Adallo (Aliev), detained on July 5 by employees of Botlikh ROVD (District Interior Division) had no chance to avoid punishment in the form of five days of the imprisonment, awarded by a magistrate judge for disobedience to militiamen.

Let us remind you that the son of the Dagestan poet was detained, together with his wife's brothers Ramazan and Magomed Abdulkerimov, on July 4 at the militia check point in the Gumbet District of the republic. According to the district prosecutor's office, militiamen tried to stop the car with Gamzat at another check point near Tlokh village; however, Ramazan Abdulkerimov, who was driving the car, did not obey. According to Magomed, Ramazan's brother, nobody tried to stop them at the check point near Tlokh.

The district prosecutor's office insists that at detention Gamzat Aliev and his companions rendered disobedience to militiamen when being delivered to the Botlikh ROVD. For this reason, cases on administrative offences were opened and sent on that very day to the district magistrate court. The court found Gamzat Aliev and Ramazan Abdulkerimov guilty of an offence stipulated by part 1, Article 19.3, of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation and sentenced them to 5 days of administrative arrest each. On July 10 the detainees were released.

The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Regina Shakirova that "magistrate judges usually rely on documents presented by militiamen: they trust them." According to her story, at absence of witnesses, at consideration of similar administrative offences there is in fact no competitive trial; and judges, being guided by militiamen's documents, as a rule, pass their decisions not in favour of suspects.

"This is a sort of a creephole for militiamen enabling them to justify practically any detention," she noted. Nevertheless, as she added, in this case the court had no legislative grounds for acquittal.

The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed at the prosecutor's office of Dagestan that the absence of documents evidencing illegality of detention of Adallo's son and his companions was the basis for the court to conclude that militiamen's actions to Gamzat were legitimate.

In his turn, Zaurbek Gaziev, an employee of the regional representative office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", believes that militiamen's actions in the incident with the son of Dagestan publicist had no lawful grounds. According to his story, if a militiaman would have tried to stop Gamzat, the latter would have obeyed.

However, as a person familiar with the situation in the region told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, militiamen could detain Aliev also for another reason. "It looks like Gamzat's detention was a sort of a warning from power agents," said the source. According to his story, in this manner power agents could inform Gamzat that they possess more serious suspicions against him. In particular, as the source asserts, the younger Aliev may be suspected of links with militants.