After release from Gelendzhik IVS, lezginka dancer summoned to ICRF

Today, Khazir Akhkubekov, who served five days of arrest after detention during performance of lezginka in Gelendzhik, has been summoned for interrogation to the Investigating Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). He is recommended not to leave the city. This is reported by his father Khusein Akhkubekov.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 13, YouTube published a video showing a detention of a man by policemen and Cossacks. The video is entitled "Cossacks and the police tie a lezginka dancer in Gelendzhik". According to eyewitnesses, the police detained four persons for dancing lezginka in the street. Meanwhile, a pepper spray was used in the course of the dancers' detention, and a female tourist was injured. During the detention of the dancers, the police claimed that "lezginka dancing was banned in the Krasnodar Territory," eyewitnesses said. On August 14, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported that the court found two lezginka dancers guilty of petty hooliganism and failure to obey to a lawful demand of the police and sentenced them to five days of arrest. Later, one of the dancers was released.

Khazir Akhkubekov, who served five days of administrative arrest, was released from the IVS (temporary detention facility) of the Gelendzhik Division under the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) at 0:00 p.m. This was reported by Khazir's father Khusein Akhkubekov.

"We could not go home, since the son was summoned to the Investigating Committee. I do not know yet whether it is connected with the criminal case that they want to institute," Khusein Akhkubekov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Meanwhile, he has noted that he is not aware of the details. "The son and his advocate are now there, at the interrogation," the father said.

Officials from the Gelendzhik Investigating Division of the ICRF's Investigating Department for the Krasnodar Territory have refused the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent to comment on the Khusein Akhkubekov's statements.

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