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| Human rights activists call mass abductions a sign of instability in Chechnya |
| 2024-05-24 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Some of the 80 abducted after the arson of a car linked to Adam Kadyrov have already been released, human rights activists said. Mass kidnappings against the backdrop of high-profile resignations indicate an unstable situation in Chechnya and are explained by the desire of the security forces to show their importance, they pointed out. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, at least 80 residents of Chechnya were, according to human rights activists, kidnapped after the arson of a car with a DUSTUM license plate associated with the son of the head of Chechnya, Adam Kadyrov. Volunteers were able to identify the names of some of the abducted people. In the village of Starye Atagi, Urus-Martan district, about 50 members of the family of Sayf-Islam Elmurzaev, who is suspected of setting fire to a car, were kidnapped, and about 30 people were kidnapped in the Shalinsky district, reported the Memorial Human Rights Protection Center*. Telegram channel opposition to the Chechen authorities reported on May 17 that most members of the Elmurzaev family had been released. |
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