Resident of Dagestan Gadjimurad Gazichilov arrested

On January 8, the court arrested Gadjimurad Gazichilov, a resident of Makhachkala, whose disappearance was earlier reported by his relatives. He is suspected of illegal possession of firearms and is kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), said a police source from the city of Buynaksk.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Gadjimurad Gazichilov disappeared on December 29, 2015. His relatives stated a possible kidnapping and pointed that he is a close relative to Shamil Nurmagomedov, who had disappeared with power agents killed in Dagestan.

Gadjimurad Gazichilov has been arrested by judgement of the Buynaksk City Court for one month; the official charge has not been brought against him, the police source told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today.

Information about his arrest was confirmed by a source close to Gadjimurad Gazichilov. According to his version, the detention became known on January 6, and on January 8 the court passed the above judgement.

According to law enforcement bodies, at detention, cartridges and a grenade were found on Gazichilov.

Another source of the "Caucasian Knot", close to the investigation, said that Gadjimurad Gazichilov had pleaded guilty and will soon be officially charged.

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