#1 The Investigative Committee said in a statement that Pshikhachev may have been murdered for “his negative attitude towards radical Islam, and in particular, Wahhabism,” which according to the committee, the mufti had displayed publicly on several occasions. Indeed, the Kavkazsky Uzel website reported today (December 17) that Pshikhachev had frequently spoken out against religious extremism and had warned even before the October 13, 2005 insurgent raids on Nalchik that “Wahhabism can bring great harm to the republic.” According to Kavkazsky Uzel, Pshikhachev had also condemned illegal actions taken by law-enforcement personnel against Muslims.
Could have been titled "Another One Bites the Dust," meaning a moderate Muslim. |