Daghestan’s Chief Prosecutor Denis Popov (left) was replaced by his deputy Aleksey Yezhov (right). Photograph: Obzor
Three high-ranking law enforcement officials have been dismissed in Daghestan by Russian President Vladimir Putin. [Read more…]
Aleksandr Tereshchenko (Still from video)
The Prosecutor of Karachay–Cherkessia has been dismissed from his post, reportedly over his connection to the Arashukov family, three members of which were arrested in January. [Read more…]
Rauf Arashukov being arrested in the Federation Council (Sergey Bobylev / TASS)
Russian senator Rauf Arashukov has been arrested inside the Federation Council, the Russian parliament’s upper chamber in Moscow, over the murder of two people in his native Karachay–Cherkessia. [Read more…]
