Social media users debated the motives of the suspect in the act of blood revenge in Makhachkala.

The suspect in the act of blood revenge in Makhachkala avenged his brother, some Makhachkalians indicated while commenting on social media about the arrest. Another part of the commentators stated that the murder cannot be justified by any motives.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on August 14, the investigation reported that a 44-year-old man received about 20 stab wounds in the city garden of Makhachkala and died. According to the investigation, the motive for the murder was blood revenge.

Police officers detained the suspect in the murder in the center of Makhachkala, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan. "Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan detained the suspect in the murder. The 38-year-old man was found by operatives in one of the houses in Makhachkala, where he was trying to hide at a friend's place," TASS quoted the agency's message last night.

A post about the arrest of the suspect was published today in the Instagram*-public dagizvestiyaa, which has about 464 thousand users. As of 08:45 MSK, this publication received 223 likes and 95 comments.

Some users stated that if the suspect acted out of blood revenge, he should have surrendered to the police. "Since it was blood revenge, he shouldn't have run away. If he killed, he should go to the police and surrender. He avenged his brother – such people are respected," believes ilias73996.

"He is a very good and honest person, there are few men like him. I personally have known him since childhood. He avenged his brother, whom he loved very much, met him by chance, couldn't hold back <...>," wrote shamilova_rukiyat.

"He doesn't seem like a bad person, he just couldn't come to terms with the fact that his brother died at the hands of the murdered," noted wolf.483626.

"Maybe he avenged his brother, and ruined his own life well," indicated nevidima_777.

Other commentators emphasized that killing a person cannot have justifications. "It's very scary to live in a world where a murderer is justified. Neither blood revenge nor anything else justifies and can justify it!" wrote naidabeks.

"This is the greatest sin – to kill a person, this is no longer up for discussion," emphasized samirdagestan062.

"There is no such concept as 'blood revenge', leave it alone," stated user caucasus.ge.

The suspect should have refrained from revenge, believes daqestan_x. "He should have relied on the Almighty, not seek revenge," he stated.

Blood revenge leads to new violence between families, pointed out 0_5_z_. "Now the brothers of the murdered will wait for him to come out, and will also take revenge for their brother. And will this endless blood revenge continue? At this rate, they will kill each other," noted the user.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that incidents related to blood revenge are still common in the North Caucasus. Blood revenge is a custom that developed in a tribal society as a means of protecting the honor, dignity, and property of the clan. It consists of the obligation of the relatives of the murdered to take revenge on the murderer or his relatives, according to the information from "Caucasian Knot" "Blood revenge – how they kill in the Caucasus now". Also, "Caucasian Knot" has prepared an animated video about one of the cases of blood revenge in the North Caucasus.