"It's disgusting": The head of Bashkortostan responded to a proposal to honor the memory of Rifat Dautov, who died after being detained by security forces.
"It's disgusting": The head of Bashkortostan responded to a proposal to honor the memory of Rifat Dautov, who died after being detained by security forces.
After meeting with representatives "World Kurultai of Bashkirs"Radiy Khabirov posted a TV report about her on social media. At the meeting, the People's Artist Bashkortostan, a famous dancer in the republic Gabitov Reef suggested honoring Dautov's memory with a minute of silence.
"As for your proposal, it's disgusting. And unconscionable, I think... The man is accused of a serious crime, organizing mass riots and assaulting an officer who had to be detained by special forces. The officer had a misfortune... who died en route."“- Khabirov answered.
Dautov was detained several days after protests in support of the activist. Failya Alsynova и died, while in a paddy wagon. His relatives denied his participation in the protests.
The correspondent in the TV report called Dautov “one of the participants in the mass riots in Baimak", although this has not been proven. Khabirov himself used more cautious wording. He vaguely mentioned neighbors who said something about the deceased, as well as "one drug addict" from "American history." As reported by NotMoscowAfter Dautov's death, a theory began spreading through pro-government Telegram channels that the detainee died through his own fault—from poisoning by surrogate alcohol or drugs. Dautov's sister was not allowed into the morgue on the day of his death.
Khabirov scolded Gabitov.
“It seems to me... an elder should think five times when he suggests such things, so that he won’t be ashamed for such stupid things for the rest of his life,” " said the head of the republic. Afterwards, he thanked the kurultai for the dialogue and called for "creative work for the benefit of the nation."
To Khabirov's dialogue had to to try to resolve the crisis in Bashkortostan following the thousands-strong January protests against the authorities' actions, when environmental activist Fail Alsynov was arrested.
