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Former Mufti of Karelia Visam Ali Bardvil was arrested for 15 days under an article on disobeying police officers. The Mufti of Mordovia, member of the republic’s Public Chamber Rail-hazrat Asainov, was detained on suspicion of bribery.
What happened. According to law enforcement, on May 14 at Sheremetyevo Airport, Bardvil refused to show documents and resisted during detention. On May 20, Moscow’s Tagansky Court placed him under arrest.
The press service of the Mordovian branch of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate reported Asainov’s detention on May 20. Deputy Mufti of Mordovia Rashit Abdrashitov said that Asainov is suspected of attempting to bribe the head of the master’s program “Islamic Economics and Finance” at Mordovian State University, allegedly so that students could successfully pass their exam session.
Context. This week, detentions took place not only there, but also in Moscow, Mordovia, St. Petersburg, and Saratov. The Telegram channels “First Destructological,” “Tsargrad,” “Rybar,” and “Sons of Monarchy” write that those detained also include the chairman of the “Muslim Community of the Northwest” Mohammed Henni in St. Petersburg and adviser to the mufti of Saratov Region El Khikh Nidal Awadalla Ahmed.
Some pro-government channels link the detainees to the organization “Muslim Brotherhood,” which has been designated “terrorist” in Russia, as well as to “foreign structures.” However, there has been no official confirmation of these accusations.
All the figures are connected to the Muslim Spiritual Directorate (MSD) of Russia, one of the country’s largest Muslim organizations, which since 1994 has been headed by Mufti Ravil Gainutdin. In recent years, the MSD has already had conflicts with the Russian authorities.