The Kommersant newspaper quoted sources on April 10 as saying that Magomed Gadzhiyev, a self-exiled former member of Russia's State Duma, is wanted on a charge of ordering the assassination of Maksud Sadikov, the rector of the Institute of Theology and International Relations, and his driver in Daghestan in 2011. In February, the Interior Ministry added Gadzhiyev to its wanted list on unspecified charges. In May 2023, the Justice Ministry added Gadzhiyev to its "foreign agents" registry over publicly supporting Ukraine and saying that while outside of Russia, he is "ready to cooperate with Western nations' secret services in exchange for citizenship." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Former Russian Anti-War Lawmaker Reportedly Wanted In Murder Case
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