The Council of Elders of the Balkar People was liquidated “for extremism” and “violation of the charter”
Published: 14 March 2023
On March 14, the Nalchik City Court announced the decision to liquidate the public organization “Council of Elders of the Balkar People of the KBR.” The reason was an appeal by the head of the organization, Ismail Sabanchiev, and other activists to the country’s leadership, published in the newspaper “Bulletin of the Balkar People”. The court considered it a call to extremism.