11:24, 23 May 2014

Villagers of Sogratl in Dagestan start forming self-defence units

Residents of the village of Sogratl take photo on the Victory day near the monument to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War damaged by the explosion the day before. May 9, 2014. Photo http://sovet.sogratl.net/

The decision to establish self-defence units was made at a rally on May 22 by residents of the village of Sogratl, Gunib District of Dagestan. The units will reveal persons involved or helping the activities of illegal armed formations (IAF).

More than 300 participants of the rally condemned the execution of policemen in the outskirt of the village on May 15, as well as the criminals who blew up on May 8 the monument to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War (WW II). Villagers demanded from law enforcement bodies to investigate these two crimes as soon as possible, the RIA "Dagestan" reports.

According to the villagers, in recent years the situation in the village is strained by the members of the local Salafi unit. The residents of Sogratl who spoke at the rally noted that this problem is ignored by the population, which is "passively watching the events." Some of them called to resettle Salafis out of the village.

At the end of the rally, villagers decided to form self-defence units, which will interact with policemen in revealing IAF members and their helpers.