Killing of Kurban Dalgatov

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A portrait of Kurban Dalgatov. Image via Chernovik.

Two police officers arrested in Daghestan over death and ‘torture’ in custody

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Two police officers have been arrested in Daghestan on suspicion of torturing Kurban Dalgatov, who died after being interrogated by police in January. The two officers were detained on 5 October on charges of ‘excess of official powers with the use of torture resulting in the death of a person’, according to Daghestan’s Supreme Court. Seven people have so far been arrested over Dalgatov’s death. The 35-year-old had been summoned to the Sovetsky District police station for questioning in re

Sovetsky district police station. Photo: Chernovik

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Daghestani man dies after police interrogation

by Tata Shoshiashvili

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A 35-year-old man died in Makhachkala on Saturday, shortly after being detained by police. The Investigative Committee of the republic has opened a criminal case against the police officers involved. According to local media outlet Chernovik, the deceased was Kurban Dalgatov, who they report died an hour after being brought to the police station. Daghestan’s Investigative Committee stated on 21 January that a man died on the night of 20–21 January at the Sovetsky District police station, an