The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the arbitrary arrests and sentences handed down to Azerbaijani scholars Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov. The resolution expresses concern over the growing number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, which, according to the European Parliament, has reached 400.
Employees of the Center for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Security Service and the Russian National Guard in Ingushetia detained four people on suspicion of storing ammunition and explosives. Operational search activities were carried out in Nazran, Magas and Ekazhev.
All of the detainees were named as alleged accomplices of the accused in a particularly serious crime. During the searches, as reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Ingushetia, three explosive ammunition of industrial manufacture, a home-made explosive device weighing more than 10 kg, 427 ammunition of various calibers for handguns were found.
Criminal cases were opened on these facts under Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation of explosive substances or explosive devices.