Paul
Goble
Staunton, July 26 – Teips, the
clan-type organizations that are the traditional basis of Ingush society, are
often blamed for blood feuds; but in another indication of their modernization,
two of them have now negotiated along with republic Muslim leaders and
successfully blocked what could have been the start of a blood feud.
On June 16, in Nazran, there was a
clash among representatives of the Medov teip. It turned violent. Adam Antselov,
although not a member of that teip, intervened to try to calm things down. In the process, he was killed; and there was
a risk that a blood feud would emerge between the two.
But the leaders of the two teips met
in the village of Ekazhevo. In addition to hundreds of local people, the
meeting was attended by the chief mufti of the republic, his deputy, and the
imam of the Altiyev district of Nazran. As a result, Medov elders apologized
for what had happened and a blood feud was avoided.
The Ingush government was also
involved: it promised to provide assistance to the widow and children of
Antselov (fortanga.org/2020/07/v-ingushetii-proizoshlo-primirenie-tejpov-i-otkaz-ot-krovnoj-mesti/
and interfax-russia.ru/south-and-north-caucasus/news/semya-zhertvy-vooruzhennogo-konflikta-v-ingushetii-otkazalas-ot-krovnoy-vrazhdy).
Like their increasing role as NGOs (windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2020/07/second-ingush-teip-enters-political.html
and windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2020/07/after-crackdown-on-ngos-primordial.html),
the teips are now behaving in ways at odd with the image if not the reality of
these primordially based groups.
Meanwhile, a hearing for detained
Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoyev was postponed after the judge recused
himself from overseeing the case. He did not give a reason, but it is entirely
possible that he may be increasingly uncomfortable with the role the state is
asking him to play (fortanga.org/2020/07/sudya-vzyal-samootvod-po-delu-magomeda-hamhoeva/).
It
is extremely unusual for a judge in a Russian court to take such a step. If
this becomes more than a one-off development, it could be a sign that the power
of the Russian executive branch to force the judiciary to do its bidding is
being challenged in a new and potentially more serious way.
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