The former sports minister of the Russian North Caucasus region of Daghestan, Magomed Magomedov, was hospitalized over the weekend with what local media reports said were self-inflicted cuts after he attempted suicide in a Moscow detention center. The 67-year-old Magomedov was arrested in October 2023 on embezzlement charges. Magomedov served as Daghestan's sports minister from 2012 to 2021. Before that, he was mayor of the town of Kizilyurt near the regional capital, Makhachkala, and a Daghestani lawmaker. In 2005 and 2011, Magomedov survived two assassination attempts. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Caucasus.Realities, click here.
Jailed Former Daghestani Minister Reportedly Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt
Magomed Magomedov appears in court in Moscow in October 2023