Body of Magomed Kamalov, killed in Kayakent District of Dagestan, was not given out to relatives

The family of Magomed Kamalov, a resident of Izberbash, who was killed on December 12 in the Kayakent District of Dagestan, has not yet received his body for burial, said one of Kamalov's relatives. The GOVD (City Interior Division) of Izberbash has clarified that the casualty was not on the wanted list.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the disappearance of Magomed Kamalov since December 4 was reported by his relatives. On the same day his relatives turned to law enforcement bodies with an application about a possible kidnapping.

On December 14, it became known that in a shootout on December 12 in the Kayakent District of Dagestan, two members of the "Izberbash" grouping, including Magomed Kamalov, born in 1966, were killed.

The relative said that on December 14 an investigator called to them and invited to identification. They came and recognized the killed Kamalov.

"The body of Magomed has bruises and abrasions, which supports the version of kidnapping. The rest of the story was just a staging," the source told the "Caucasian Knot". However, as he said, the body was nor given out to relatives for burial under the explanation that there were no documents confirming that "Kamalov had no earlier criminal record."

"Relatives believe that power agents kidnapped Kamalov, tortured and killed him, and then brought his body to the place of the special operation. Magomed professed Salafi trend of Islam," said the Human Rights Centre "Memorial".

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.