An assassination attempt was made on Akhmat Kadyrov's former associate
An assassination attempt was made on Sherip Alikhadzhiev, the former deputy chairman of the Ingush government and the State Council of Chechnya, and current assistant to State Duma deputy General Vladimir Shamanov, in the elite village of Lapino near Moscow.
 
The incident occurred on the evening of October 10, when Sherip Alikhadzhiev was on the veranda of his home. An unknown person shot at him several times and fled. The victim was taken to intensive care. The Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Moscow Region opened a criminal case on the fact of attempted murder (Part 3 of Article 30 Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
 
Sherip Alikhadzhiev was an associate of the former president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, and worked as the head of the administration of the Shali district of the republic.
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