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| Two people detained after a shootout in Stary Achkhoi |
| 2024-02-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Two members of the group, which planned attacks on security forces, were detained in Stary Achkhoi and are giving confessions, the head of Chechnya said. As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, on the night of February 14, in the village of Stary Achkhoy, Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya, three unknown persons armed with firearms attacked a policeman. They were killed by return fire. The Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for Chechnya reported that one police officer was injured. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that two people were detained after a shootout in Stary Achkhoi. “During a special operation, police officers eliminated three criminals who offered armed resistance during arrest. During the special operation, two more members of the bandit group were detained and confessed,” he wrote today in his Telegram channel. According to Kadyrov, “the gang members planned to commit a number of crimes and attacks on the lives of law enforcement officers.” The armed incident in the Achkhoy-Martan region was the first in 11 months after an attack on a police post in Gudermes occurred on March 29, 2023 as a result of which two people were killed by security forces. More from kavkaz-uzel.eu Investigator confirms information about the shootout in Chechnya As a result of a shootout in the village of Stary Achkhoi, one policeman was wounded, the investigation is establishing the identities of the three killed who attacked the security forces, the Investigative Committee reported today. As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, today sources reported that three people were killed in the Achkhoy-Martan region after they entered into a shootout with security forces. There was no confirmation of this information from the authorities and security forces. According to investigators, on the night of February 14, in the village of Stary Achkhoi, three unknown men armed with firearms attacked a policeman. They were killed by return fire. As a result of the attack, a policeman was wounded, the investigative department of the Investigative Committee for Chechnya reported today. “During the inspection of the scene, investigators seized two firearms and ammunition. Currently, the investigation is establishing the identities of the attackers and all the circumstances of the crime,” the department said in a statement on its website. A criminal case has been opened under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Attempt on a law enforcement officer ( provides for up to 20 years in prison,” the Caucasian Knot note ), the department noted. Even more from kavkaz-uzel.eu After the shootout in Srary Achkhoy, Mezhiev called on residents of Chechnya to keep an eye on their families Mufti of Chechnya Salakh Mezhiev, commenting on the shootout in the village of Stary Achkhoy, updated the principle of collective responsibility, reminding residents of the republic of the need to look after their families. As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, on the night of February 14, in the village of Stary Achkhoy, Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya, three unknown persons armed with firearms attacked a policeman. They were killed by return fire. The Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for Chechnya reported that one police officer was injured. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that two members of the group, which was planning attacks on security forces, were also detained. According to him, they confessed. Mufti of Chechnya Salakh Mezhiev commented today on the shootout in the village of Stary Achkhoy. He noted that it is the duty of Muslims “to protect, to guard their families from such evil, to monitor them, to ensure that they learn true and correct Islam.” “We have mosques everywhere, people who know religion - there are all the opportunities for those who want to learn pure Islam. But those who are looking for another path read dirty interpretations and wrong trends on the Internet,” the Chechnya Today agency quoted the mufti as saying. “I appeal to the residents of our republic - look after your families, this is entrusted to us, because you will have to answer for them before the Almighty,” Mezhiev called. "Caucasian Knot" reader elton.sroeder doubted the version voiced by the head of Chechnya about the preparation of attacks on security forces. “Where did five armed militants suddenly come from in the “safest and most peaceful region of the world”? Where have they been hiding until now? It is absurd to say that those killed were planning something there. Five people decided to oppose several tens of thousands of armed Kadyrovites alone? They “They either have to be crazy or suicide fanatics to decide to do this, plus not think at all about their relatives and friends, who, after their destruction, will be subjected to full pressure,” he wrote. Ramzan Kadyrov previously recalled the principle of collective responsibility. If a person who has committed a crime against public safety or law enforcement officers escapes, the security forces must punish one of his relatives, Ramzan Kadyrov said on January 2, explaining this by Chechen traditions. Earlier, on December 5, 2014, after the militant attack on Grozny, Ramzan Kadyrov announced the introduction of the principle of collective responsibility for the families of members of the armed underground. The head of Chechnya said, in particular, that relatives of militants would be expelled from the republic, and their houses would be demolished. This was followed by a series of renunciations by relatives of critics of the authorities and those accused of terrorist crimes; social network users noted that they did not believe in the sincerity of such words. Novaya Gazeta previously noted that the principle of collective responsibility, which the security forces in Chechnya use in the fight against militants, is ineffective in modern conditions. |
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