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| Police disperse a rally in Dagestan |
| 2014-04-13 |
| Police dispersed a rally by supporters of the arrested former mayor of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. Hundreds of supporters of Said Amirov, who was arrested last June, marched in the city on April 12. Demonstrators blocked a major street and held a protest at Victory Park in the center of Makhachkala. Police forced the protests out of the park, detaining 22 participants. Officials say the public event was unsanctioned. Amirov was Makhachkala’s first elected mayor in 1998. He has survived more than a dozen assassination attempts, one of which left him paralyzed and wheelchair-bound. Amirov is charged with involvement in a murder and terrorism. His trial is scheduled for April 14. |
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