$50,000 ransom demanded for kidnapped Chechen teenagerRuslan Isayev, North Caucasus - Magomed Akhayev, a 17-year-old from the Alkhan-Yurt village in the Urus-Martanovsky district, was kidnapped from his home a month ago and his family is convinced the operation was carried out by members of one of Chechen security forces.
Although the assailants wore masks and arrived in unlicensed cars, Akhayev’s relatives eventually managed to contact them; after lengthy talks, the kidnappers asked for a $50,000 payment for his release.
Four years ago the youth lost his leg after stepping on a mine, and his family believes that Chechen security forces apparently interpret disability as a sign of having taken part in the resistance, even though Magomed was only 13 at the time of the accident. (T/E) |
