Prisyazhnyuk's family reported that security forces attempted to break into their apartment in Makhachkala.
Former nationalist Kirill Prisyazhnyuk from St. Petersburg was detained in Makhachkala and placed under administrative arrest for five days. His family was not informed of the reason for his arrest. His arrest expires today. Armed security forces are trying to enter the apartment where his wife and children live.
As "Caucasian Knot" reported, in 2016, a court in Chechnya sentenced Kirill Prisyazhnyuk to four years in prison, accused of helping a local resident travel to Syria to join a terrorist organization. It was reported at the time that Prisyazhnyuk was recruited by the Islamic State terrorist organization, banned in Russia, in 2014, while he was in the Kresty pretrial detention center in St. Petersburg.
In June 2014, a court in St. Petersburg sentenced Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, a member of a neo-Nazi group, to three years in prison for ethnically motivated murders and attempted murders Natives of the North Caucasus. Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, who had been serving his three-year sentence in pretrial detention, was released from custody in the courtroom.
Sabihat, the wife of Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, a former nationalist from St. Petersburg who converted to Islam and took the name Muslim, contacted the editorial office of the "Caucasian Knot." According to her, 15-20 armed men are rushing into her apartment in Makhachkala, with unclear goals.
"They arrived armed and wearing masks. And here it's just me and our young children. They won't show their documents through the peephole, and I'm afraid to open the door. I've just called a lawyer. I hope he makes it before they break in," she told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Her husband, Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, was recently detained and given an administrative penalty, Sabikhat reported.
"It all happened at an amusement park, where he was with his family. The bench was surrounded by civilians, along with two uniformed police officers monitoring the park. They took the knife and spray can, claiming they were special weapons. And they had his phone at their disposal. "He himself was sitting on a bench with his backpack inside out, offering no resistance," she told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
According to her, security forces took Kirill away without telling him why they were detaining him.
"They called from the Leninsky District Police Department that afternoon and told us to bring him food. That's how we found out where he was. From there, they immediately took him to the Leninsky District Court and then straight to a special detention center for five days. That night, according to him, they forced him to sign fake papers stating that he had disobeyed them at the scene of the abduction and also offered to send him to the special military unit. He is now expected to be released from the special detention center in Makhachkala. But for some reason, the security forces decided to come to our house before Kirill was released," Sabikhat said.