Four more defendants in the "airport case" received long terms
A court in Stavropol sentenced four more participants in the anti-Semitic action at the Makhachkala airport to long prison terms. Asadulla Abdurazizov, Zaur Kasumov, Akhmed Nurmagomedov and Magomed Magomedov were sentenced to eight years each.
These individuals were found guilty of participating in mass riots and failing to comply with transport security requirements. According to investigators, the defendants participated in the pogrom at the Uytash airport in Makhachkala after the plane from Israel arrived. The Ministry of Internal Affairs for Dagestan reported that 1,500 people participated in the action, and criminal cases were opened against 142. More than 80 people received real terms in the "airport case".
Human rights activists pointed out the bias of the trial: among the accused could have been those who did not participate in the storming of the airport. Relatives of many of the defendants said they considered the sentences too harsh and unfair.
Recall that on October 29, 2023, hundreds of people stormed the Makhachkala airport, trying to find passengers on a transit flight from Tel Aviv. Those gathered were protesting against Israel's actions in Palestine.
