Sources reported the detention of those who met Belkharoyev's body at the airport.
Two men who arrived at Mineralnye Vody airport from Ingushetia to collect the body of Yakub Belkharoyev have been detained. The body of the deceased is also with the security forces, sources reported.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the great-grandson of the founder of the Batalkhadzhi brotherhood, Ilyas Belkharoyev, died in Poland, and relatives are preparing to bury him in Ingushetia. In Russia, Belkharoyev was charged with a number of terrorist articles. Ilyas Belkharoyev was among those whom the security forces declared wanted and arrested in absentia in connection with the murder on November 2, 2019, in Moscow, of the head of the Ingush CPB, Ibrahim Eldzharkiev, and his brother Ahmed Eldzharkiev. The murder of Eldzharkiev was recognized as a terrorist act.
Batalkhadzhi Belkharoyev is an Ingush sheikh, the founder of one of the Qadirite branches (vird), a follower of Sheikh Kunta-Khadzhi, as reported in a publication on "Caucasian Knot" titled "Batalkhadzhi and his followers". In 2022, members of the Ingush Batalkhadzhi brotherhood, in response to support from Ramzan Kadyrov, agreed to form several units to participate in battles in Ukraine. After arrests, searches, and criminal cases against the Batalkhadzhis, Ramzan Kadyrov provided them with public protection. Kadyrov stated that the term "Batalkhadzhi terrorist society" is absurd, and the Belkharoyevs will always be his close friends, but in February 2023, the FSB included the combat wing of the Batalkhadzhis in the list of terrorist organizations.
Two residents of Ingushetia were detained at Mineralnye Vody airport, where the body of Ilyas Belkharoyev was delivered. The body of Ilyas Belkharoyev was brought to Mineralnye Vody airport. Two residents of Ingushetia from the followers of the clan who came to collect the deceased were detained by the security forces, "Fortanga" reported today, citing a source.
"Immediately after the body arrived in Mineralnye Vody, law enforcement agencies took it. According to available information, the authorities and security forces do not intend to return the body yet. Two people who came for Belkharoyev at the airport have been detained," the source's words are quoted in the publication.
The body has not yet been handed over to the relatives, Mash Gor reported, citing data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia.
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