| Kavkaz-Center Karabulak experienced punitive raids and robberies On July 6, 2004, at 11 AM the city of Karabulak, Ingushetia, underwent a punitive raid and robberies committed by the Russian invaders from the FSB (KGB) and local pro-Moscow Ingushetian policemen. Press Center of Chechen Committee for National Rescue (CCNR) reported that many families were robbed and several people were taken hostage. The invaders and pro-Russian policemen were breaking into private property and without even showing their badges were conducting searches with no warrants in the homes of the locals. Eyewitnesses reported that the raiders were speaking both Russian and Ingushetian languages. They would kick people outside and would not let them be present during the searches. The raiders would turn everything upside down, and then take anything valuable including money that was in these homes. Mrs. Aset Mutsolgova, who lives at 86, Oskanova Street, said that unknown armed assailants never identified themselves, they broke into her house and started looting. The housewife asked what was going on, but the raiders told her to shut her mouth. All members of the household were made go out in the backyard, and Russian invaders were conducting a search in the house for 40 minutes in a row. After the search the Mutsolgov family has been missing several items including a cellular phone and money in the amount of 19,000 Russian rubles (equal to about $ 633 US dollars). Moreover, the raiders took passports of all members of the household. They also took away Mr. Amirkhan M. Mutsolgov, b. 1981. No reason for his arrest was explained. Similar things when atrocities were committed happened in other homes as well, including in the homes of the Aushev, Gaparkhoyev and Pugoyev families. The victims told that officers from unknown power structure were breaking into people's homes, knocking the doors out and smashing everything that was in their way. They were behaving extremely mean towards the people. They would use obscene language when they insulted and beat some members of households with butts of their semiautomatic assault rifles. Mrs. Maret Pugiyeva, living at 20, Komarov Street, told that one of the raiders identified himself as police officer Mamilov (first name unknown). Mrs. Aina Ausheva, residing at 60, Revolution Street, reported that when she asked what was going on, one of the raiders answered that they were FSB agents. The invaders wondered where Adam Aushev and Magomed Aushev were late at night on June 21 and early morning of June 22, 2004. Their mother answered that both of them were at home. This fact could also be verified by the neighbors. But the raiders did not consider it to be the grounds good enough, they handcuffed the young men, shoved them in their cars and took them away. These are the names of the people, who were kidnapped from their homes during punitive raids: Amirkhan M. Mutsolgov, b. 1981, Adam Aushev, b. 1974, Magomed Aushev, b. 1978, Mairbek M. Gaparkhoyev, b. 1978, Aliskhan Pugoyev, b. 1978. Relatives and loved ones of the kidnapped victims appealed to various authorities in this regard, including the city's Prosecutor's Office, but no result have been achieved. Besides, Deputy Prosecutor Hashagulgov told Mrs. Aset Mutsulgova that if they «keep pursuing it, they themselves will be arrested». The relatives also appealed to human rights organizations in search for their missing sons. The fate and the whereabouts of the kidnapped young men are still remaining unknown. Department of Cooperation and Mass Media, Kavkaz-Center 2004-07-07 July 8, 2004 Car Blast Kills 2 in North Ossetia The Associated Press Two senior police officials from Altai were killed when an explosion ripped through their car in the turbulent North Ossetia region, authorities said Thursday. Sergei Bogdanets, Altai's deputy interior minister for economic and tax crimes, and police Lieutenant Yury Maidurov were killed as they headed through Mozdok to the North Caucasus airport in Mineralniye Vody after a working trip to neighboring Chechnya, said Alexei Polyansky, spokesman for the southern Russian branch of the federal Interior Ministry. Two other passengers in the car were injured, and one escaped without any injuries, he said. Investigators initially thought the explosion was a terrorist attack, but the North Ossetian Interior Ministry later said it may have been caused by the careless handling of a flash-bang grenade.The investigation is continuing. Mozdok is the headquarters for federal forces fighting in Chechnya. "Mopping-up" operation in Urus-Martan Region On July 3, Russian militants carried out so-called "address zachistka" operations in the villages Roshni-Chu and Tanghi-CHu (Urus-Martan Region). In the course of the retaliatory action, the invaders captured three young people and took then in the unknown direction. No one knows what was the reason for their detention, told the eyewitnesses. Chechenpress, July 4, 2004. Russian combat-engineers blown up in Johar RIA "Novosti" reported Sunday about a blast in the settlement Michurin of October district, Grozny, wounding a Russian combat-engineer when patrolling the area. An unidentified explosive was detonated by the Chechen Mujahideen in Johar, reports the agency. Chechenpress, July 4, 2004. http://www.chechenpress.info |