16:07, 11 June 2015

Court dismisses complaint about arrest of Deputy Imam in Makhachkala

Mosque minaret. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

The Supreme Court of Dagestan has upheld the resolution on the arrest of Kurban Askandarov, the Deputy Imam of one of the mosques in Makhachkala. This was reported by his advocate. No formal charges have been filed against Kurban Askandarov yet.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 27, Kurban Askandarov, the Deputy Imam of the mosque located in Kotrov Street, was detained on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons. On May 29, the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala granted the investigators' motion to arrest Kurban Askandarov for 72 hours, and on June 1, the court left Kurban Askandarov in custody for one more month.

On June 5, the defence appealed against the resolution on the detention of Kurban Askandarov.

According to Ruslan Chupanov, an advocate of the Deputy Imam, Kurban Askandarov is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Makhachkala. The investigation into the case is being conducted by the Soviet ROVD (District Interior Division).

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

Author: Karina Gadzhieva

Source: CK correspondent