Ramazan Abdulatipov

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Corruption

Political allies of former head of Daghestan detained

by OC Media

•3 min read

The Daghestani security services have detained the acting Deputy Chair of the Government, Ramazan Aliyev, and former Minister of Health Tanka Ibragimov on fraud charges. Both were close political allies of the former head of Daghestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov. Abdulatipov — who resigned as head of Daghestan unexpectedly in September — personally hired Aliyev, from Saratov region, and Ibragimov, from Moscow. According to Rosbalt, investigators plan to question Abdulatipov in the Aliyev case.

Daghestan

Defence demands ex-head of Daghestan appear in ‘fake kidnapping’ trial

by OC Media

•3 min read

The former head of Daghestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, may be questioned as a witness in two high-profile criminal cases involving Daghestani officials. Defence lawyers in two cases — a multi-million rouble embezzlement scheme and a kidnapping attempt on the former minister of construction — have said he could be a key figure. There have been calls for Abdulatipov to be called in the case of the ‘kidnapping’ of Daghestan’s former minister of construction, Ibragim Kazibekov. Konstantin Muduno

Daghestan

Head of Daghestan resigns

by OC Media

•2 min read

Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of Daghestan, has resigned from his post. It is not yet known who will replace him. ‘The reason for my resignation is age, after all I’m 71. I think that this is the reason because in all other respects, the republic is on the rise, it has been led out of a very hard crisis’ he said in an interview with Moscow-based radio Govorit Moskva. RBK had earlier reported his resignation citing its own sources. ‘It was unexpected for him, nobody imagined it. Abdulatipo

Chechnya

Russian Muslims break with Kremlin over Myanmar

by OC Media

•3 min read

As Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis rages on, Muslims in Russia have come out in support of the country’s Muslim minority — while Moscow is supporting the government of Myanmar. Last week, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, a Rohingya insurgent group, attacked several police stations and a military base in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. This sparked a wave of violence in the country largely affecting its civilian population. According to the BBC more than 123,000 Rohingya have fled their homes in th

The village of Leninaul, Daghestan. Photo via municipal site.

Aukh District

Daghestani head promises to restore historic Aukh District amidst rising tensions between Chechens and Avars

by OC Media

•3 min read

The head of Daghestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, has pledged that the government will support the restoration of the historic Aukh District, but in a truncated form. Abdulatipov made the announcement during a visit to Daghestan’s Kazbekovsky and Novolaksky districts — territories of the former Aukh District which were repopulated with ethnic Avars and Laks after the deportation of Chechens in 1944. On 25 June, a fight between two young men broke out in Leninaul, in Kazbekovsky District, after

Corruption

Head of Daghestan admits giving bribes

by OC Media

•3 min read

On 26 April, while speaking at the educational forum ‘New Quality — New Goals’, Daghestani Head Ramazan Abdulatipov admitted that he had given bribes. ‘If earlier there was a price [a bribe] for this certificate, now Rosobnadzor [the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science] has improved. I came across Rosobnadzor before. I myself gave bribes to Rosobnadzor. And what are you laughing at? I was the rector of the university, if I can’t pass the attestation normally, humanly