Paul
Goble
Staunton, July 28 – The brother of
Magomed Khazbiyev, the opposition figure who was recently released from prison
and then promised to continue his protest activities, says that Magomed was
warned during a three-hour session at the Counter-Extremism Center against
doing so lest he face further punishment (kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/338412/).
This action was clearly intended to
intimidate Khazbiyev and other opposition figures, but it is unlikely to be
effective for him or for them. A major reason for reaching that conclusion is
to be found in the comments posted online about both Khazbiyev’s promise to
organize more protests and his being called in for the warning.
Umar Iovloy, a correspondent for
Kavkaz-Uzel surveys many of them; and the one he offers suggest that the Ingush
people are neither intimidated nor impressed by this latest action of the
authorities. If anything, they may very well now be more committed to protest
especially as most of the prominent opposition leaders are still behind bars.
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