06:40, 17 April 2016

Users of social networks report detention of Zurab Mamedov in Dagestan

Policemen have detained Zurab Mamedov, a resident of Makhachkala, who earlier refused to give a DNA blood assay, users of social networks have reported. However, his detention has not been officially confirmed.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Mamedov was earlier detained on February 12. He said on the phone to his relatives that he was forced to give a DNA blood assay. In the evening of the same day he was released.

Mamedov was detained on April 14; and information about it appeared on April 16. After his detention, according to Gasan Gadjiev, a Facebook user, Mamedov was taken to the Leninsky ROVD (District Interior Division).

After Mamedov's detention, his advocate was not admitted to him, the "Chernovik" writes referring to Mamedov's relatives.

Let us remind that according to Mamedov's relatives, he had been registered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) after in 2013 he was detained for participating in a rally in support of the lawyer Murad Musaev.

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