
Karachay–Cherkessia
Former Karachay–Cherkessia Prime Minister accused of ordering 2001 hit on business partner
Prosecutors say Vladimir Kaishev ordered the murder of his business partner to gain control of a mineral water plant.

Prosecutors say Vladimir Kaishev ordered the murder of his business partner to gain control of a mineral water plant.

The body of the abducted man has not been found nine years later.

Eshsou Kakaliya was hospitalised after the incident, which other members of the opposition claimed was politically motivated.

The court found Rustam Nogmov guilty of murder committed with particular cruelty and of desecration of a corpse.

Investigators suspect that the murder was a hit ordered by former MP Magomed Gadzhiev.

The two were arrested in Kutaisi, western Georgia.

Official information about the shooters and their motives has yet to be released.