Russian political technologists who worked in the newspaper "Abkhazian Bulletin" during the election campaign to local self-government bodies of Abkhazia violated the legislation of the republic, said the first deputy head of the Presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko.
"Unfortunately, they violated the laws of Abkhazia. And they violated the moral and ethical norms of guests' stay in Abkhazia. The measure of their responsibility for violating the law should be determined by the investigation and the court, " he said in an interview with AGTRK and Abaza-TV.
On the other hand, lynching is unacceptable, Kiriyenko noted, recalling that political technologists were beaten for an hour. There is no justification for the use of violence against violators, he said.
"Russia will always protect its citizens. Therefore, any person who raises his hand and uses violence against citizens of the Russian Federation will be liable under Russian law. Since there is an absolute majority of Russian citizens in Abkhazia, this is no less important for the residents of Abkhazia, because we will protect any citizen of the Russian Federation in this way," Kiriyenko said.
Earlier, EADaily reported that the opposition member of the Parliament of Abkhazia and the leader of the public organization "Aidgylara" Kan Kvarchia was put on the federal wanted list. The Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Sochi has opened a criminal case on robbery committed against three Russian citizens on the territory of Abkhazia. The investigation is conducted on the fact of a crime committed with the threat of violence by a group of persons by prior agreement with the use of an object used as a weapon. The amount of damage is 1.9 million rubles.
The involvement of Abkhazian citizens Kana Kvarchia, Eshsou Kakalia and Khiny Dumaa in the crime has been established, the Department of Internal Affairs said. They have been put on the federal wanted list, in accordance with the Abkhaz-Russian agreements, the competent authorities of the republic have been notified about this.
We are talking about Russians who were invited to work in Abkhazia by the participants of the campaign for elections to local self-government bodies on November 8. Having discovered Russian political technologists on November 5, representatives of Aidgylar staged a public scandal, stating that foreign citizens had no right to work in election headquarters in Abkhazia. As the opposition publics wrote later, the Russians "evacuated."
The Prosecutor General of Abkhazia, Adgur Agrba, stated that citizens of the Republic of Abkhazia, according to the Constitution and the current criminal procedure legislation, are not subject to criminal prosecution within the framework of international legal cooperation and are not subject to extradition to the territory of the Russian Federation. Abkhaz law enforcement officers should give their own legal assessment of the events that took place on November 5, the prosecutor said.