Relatives of detained resident of Kabardino-Balkaria cannot establish his whereabouts

On August 15, Zhabrail Shugushev, a resident of the village of Dugulubgei (Dygulybgei) of the Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria, was detained in his house after the search and taken away to some unknown destination. By the end of the day, the relatives were unable to establish the Zhabrail's whereabouts.

"At 5:00 in the morning, someone knocked on the door of our house located in Lesnaya Street in the village of Dugulubgei. I opened the door and saw armed men in masks on doorsteps. They entered our house, forced all family members except my husband out of the house, and started the search," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Ruzanna Shugusheva, the detainee's wife.

According to the woman, the law enforcers failed to show their IDs and the search warrant. Shortly after the beginning of the search, Ruzanna asked the law enforcers for permission to enter the house to take a food mixture for her one-year-old child. "When I entered the house, I saw how they were beating Zhabrail and putting something to his pocket," the woman has stated.

She associates the search of their house and detention of her husband with the fact that Zhabrail regularly attended mosque.

According to the woman, from the morning until the late evening, the whereabouts of Zhabrail Shugushev were not known.

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