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Magomed Yevloyev

December 11, 2008
A court in Nazran has refused to classify the recent shooting death of an Ingush opposition leader as murder.

Magomed Yevloyev, an Ingush politician and owner of the opposition website ingushetia.ru, was shot dead in a police vehicle on August 31 after being detained at the airport.

Officials say the shooting was accidental.

The Yevloyev's family lawyer, Musa Pliyev, told RFE/RL's Russian Service that the court is under pressure from the local prosecutor's office to clear the police of wrongdoing in Yevloyev's death.

Pliyev said that the Ingushetian leadership planned and carried out the killing.
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by: Catherine Cosman from: Washington
December 11, 2008 21:50
Your article should have mentioned two key points: that Yevloyev was shot in the head (temple to be exact) and that the Kremlin removed Ingushetia's President Zyazikov from his post in late October.
by: Nick from: USA
December 11, 2008 22:57
It is sad the Russian Government Still doesn't get it.
by: Dan from: Wisconsin
December 13, 2008 21:53
Has ex-President Aushev spoken publically about Yevloyev yet?
     
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