Presumably, he wanted to commit suicide
Former Minister of Sports of Dagestan and ex-mayor of Kizilyurt Magomed Magomedov was hospitalized with bodily injuries from the Matrosskaya Ishina pre-trial detention center. Presumably he wanted to commit suicide.
The mayor of Kizilyurt Magomed Magomedov. Photo: Official website of GO Kizilyurt
As MK learned, the incident occurred on Saturday night in the cell where the 68-year-old accused is kept. He was found in his cell at about 3 a.m. with injuries consistent with a suicide attempt. The victim was taken to the Research Institute named after. Sklifosovsky.
Magomedov was detained in October 2023 along with the head of the department of physical education, sports and reserve training of the Ministry of Sports of the Republic, Khalitbeg Makhachev. They are accused of embezzlement; the charges relate to the period from 2012 to 2021, when Magomedov worked as a minister.