The Dagestani police detained a man for murder in Makhchkala. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CZy8Qw_KMle/

11 February 2022, 00:21

A resident of Dagestan confesses to revenge murder

The Dagestani police detained a man for murder in Makhachkala. According to video of the interrogation, the detainee said that he had avenged the murdered man for his “Muslim sister.”

“Today, a murder has taken place in Makhachkala. It has been preliminary found that a 46-year-old resident of the village inflicted multiple stab wounds to a 34-year-old resident of Makhachkala during the scandal,” reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan on Instagram.

“Why did you kill a man?” asks the voice-over in the video. “Because he killed my Muslim sister ... I punished him by the will of Allah. Allah inspired me to punish him. If I don’t punish him, Allah will punish me,” says the detainee in the video.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on February 10, 2022 at 05:30 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

Ingushetia: rights defenders criticize verdict on "honour killing", Law enforcers associate murder in Ingushetia with blood feud, Rights defenders call for tougher sentences for "honour killings" in Northern Caucasus.

Source: Caucasian Knot

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