Kidnapping of a man in Moscow for criticising Islam
A group of men put him in the boot of a car in broad daylight and in front of numerous witnesses.
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Several men kidnapped the YouTuber Areg Shchepikhin at Moscow's Yaroslavsky station in broad daylight and in front of several witnesses. In the videos you can see how He forced him to get into the boot of an SUV, holding him by all four limbs.. According to The Moscow Times, The attackers were wearing suits and beards, and introduced themselves as agents of the Russian National Guard.. Neither security nor anyone did anything to help him.
Shchepikhin posted several videos on the internet criticising Islam and the Chechen people. Some have regarded them as hate speech. The Chechen authorities justify the action as a “lawful detention.” and they admit their participation. Moreover, the highest authority of Chechen Islam, Mufti Salah Mezhiev, said that Shchepikhin committed a serious offence that must be punished because it endangers «the foundations of human morality.».
Beaten and forced to apologise
The Russian police launched a search and managed to find the car but not the victim. A few hours later, the YouTuber He appeared in a video publicly apologising for what he had said.. With visible signs of tension, he insisted that he had been mistaken and that he respected Islam. In subsequent statements, Shchepikhin explained that he had been beaten and intimidated by his captors and forced to record this video.
The six men involved in the incident were arrested and taken to the department to clarify the circumstances. Three of them stated that they were active employees of the Russian National Guard. Subsequently, according to Islamic news, all the detainees were released.
This case has reopened the debate on the limits of freedom of expression in Russia., especially when it comes to criticism of Islam or the republics of the Caucasus. He has also once again called into question the extraterritorial power of the Chechen forces, which have on several occasions operated outside their territory with impunity and without informing anyone.
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