Paul
Goble
Staunton, June 11 – In yet another
sign that the coronavirus pandemic has hit Ingushetia worse than officials have
admitted and that Magas may not be able to get out the necessary vote for the
July 1 referendum if it continues unabated, Moscow has dispatched a second group
of doctors to that North Caucasus republic.
The first group was sent on May 28
and stayed for two weeks treating more than 250 patients. The replacement
group, which consists of six doctors, is also to stay for two weeks (ingushetia.ru/news/dlya_pomoshchi_v_borbe_s_koronavirusom_v_ingushetiyu_pribyla_novaya_brigada_vrachey_iz_moskvy/).
The republic government is
trumpeting this as an indication that Moscow cares about Ingushetia, but many
Ingush are certain to see it for what it is, a sign that the epidemiological
situation is truly dire and a reflection of fears that Ingushetia, a republic
that traditionally provides Kremlin initiatives and candidates with
overwhelming support may not do so this time.
Meanwhile, Ingush and Russian rights
activists are expressing outrage that the Ingush health ministry, following an
inspection of a Magas clinic for allegedly carrying out a female genital mutilation
operation. The ministry said that it had found violations at the facility but
made no mention of this operation.
The likely explanation for the
ministry’s reticence is that Russian law does not ban this barbaric practice
specifically and all too many people in traditional societies still make use of
it, profiting the doctors and facilities involved (kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/350699/, capost.media/news/obshchestvo/ingush-health-ministry-gave-a-streamlined-answer-about-female-circumcision/
and nazaccent.ru/content/33358-roszdravnadzor-ingushetii-otvetil-na-zapros-o.html).
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