22:45, 27 October 2006

In Kabardino-Balkaria, militants who attacked Nalchik are pardoned

The correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" has learnt from unofficial sources that last night five persons out of those accused of attack on the power structures of Kabardino-Balkaria on October 13 last year were released under amnesty from the investigation custody of Nalchik. According to unofficial data, a total of 26 persons will be released.

However, Leon Murzakanov, representative of the prosecutor's office of Kabardino-Balkaria for work with mass media, gave another figure: the number of those amnestied will make over ten persons, but he did not tell exactly how many.

We remind you that after the events of October 13, 2005, 69 persons were arrested. Part of them were members of the so-called "reserve group" and did not part in the attack. In the course of the battle 95 persons were killed (92 persons were killed on October 13-14, and three persons later - in the course of special operation in the village of Stary Leksen).

Author: Lyudmila Maratova, CK correspondent