12:28, 12 September 2020

Inal Djabiev's widow demands removal of Russian forensic expert

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia. Photo: OIP NYKHAS http://www.nykhas.ru/763077/genprokuratura-yuzhnoy-osetii-zavela-u-2/

Oksana Sotieva, the widow of Inal Djabiev, who died after detention, has asked the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia to dismiss Sergey Gruzdev, a forensic expert from Russia, since she doubts his impartiality.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Inal Djabiev, detained within the case of an attempt on the head of South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), died on August 28. Photos with traces of beatings on his body appeared in social networks; and Tskhinvali townspeople went to a rally, demanding resignation of the government. Eight MIA employees were detained within the Djabiev's death case, and Andrei Tskhovrebov, a deputy minister, was dismissed. On September 9, the South-Ossetian parliament failed to set up a commission for investigating Djabiev's death, since a number of MPs were absent.

An application from Oksana Sotieva, Djabiev's widow, was received by the South-Ossetian GPO on September 10, the "Res" News Agency reports.

On September 8, the GPO announced that a forensic expert, Sergey Gruzdev, had been invited from Russia to establish the exact causes of Djabiev's death.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 11, 2020 at 05:45 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.