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Dagestan Official Resigns After Son’s Store Brawl That Prompted Criminal Case

Regional leaders cast the case as a test of public order, vowing full legal accountability.

Overview

  • Republic head Sergey Melikov said the official submitted a resignation and is no longer in office.
  • Police detained participants after the disturbance at a retail outlet in the Kumtorkalinsky district.
  • Investigators opened a criminal case over property damage, with allegations of assaults described by the regional leader.
  • Investigative Committee chairman Alexander Bastrykin ordered a report on the established circumstances.
  • Melikov condemned striking a woman and promised the offenders would face the full severity of the law without leniency.