Power agents unblock Baksan shop

In Baksan, power agents have unblocked a shop and let Asya Khandokhova out of it. This was reported by Ibragim Sultigov, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that this morning, a shop selling windows and doors located on the corner of Lenin and Revolution Streets was cordoned off. According to local residents, there is an unidentified young woman inside the shop.

The young woman blocked in the shop was Asya Khandokhova, a widow of a local resident killed in a special operation, the "Caucasian Knot" was told by Ibragim Sultigov.

According to the lawyer, the young woman was released after she had been questioned by the police in the presence of an advocate.

Earlier, according to local resident Aslan, Asya Khandokhova has already been subjected to pressure of power agents. "They demanded from her to take off her headscarf and gave up her religion," the local resident has said.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.