Eight participants in the Jewish pogrom in Makhachkala sentenced to long prison terms

The Ust-Labinsky District Court in the Krasnodar Territory found eight more participants in the pogrom guilty in the criminal case of mass riots at the Makhachkala airport and sentenced them to seven to eight years in prison.

“The court announced a verdict against Adil Abdullaev, Budun Budunov, Gamzat Gamzatov, Kurban Ibragimov, Magomed Irbeinov, Gasan-Gusein Magomedov, Magomed Omolaev and Mukhomadrasul Shakhbaev. All of them were found guilty of committing crimes under Part 3 of Art. 263.1 and part 2 of Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” the court’s press service said in a statement. The articles talk about riots and non-compliance with transport safety requirements.

On October 29, 2023, hundreds of Dagestanis stormed Makhachkala airport after a message appeared on social networks that refugees from Israel would arrive on a flight from Tel Aviv (Red Wings plane wz4728). After smashing the entrance doors with a Palestinian flag, the crowd broke into the airport building and ran onto the runway. On board the plane, which was the target of an aggressive crowd, among the passengers there were 15 Israelis and Jews who do not have Israeli citizenship, the rest of the passengers had no relation to either Israel or Jewry – this flight was returning Dagestani families with children who were undergoing treatment in Israel . Passengers from other flights arriving in Makhachkala were also unable to leave the planes. For example, during the unrest, passengers on a flight from Dubai remained on board for many hours. The Federal Air Transport Agency then announced the temporary closure of Makhachkala airport for servicing arrival and departure flights due to the entry of unknown persons onto the apron.

On the same day, warehouses and shops at Makhachkala airport were looted.

District courts of Dagestan brought 412 people to administrative responsibility after the Jewish pogrom in Makhachkala.

After the pogrom at the airport, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under the article of mass riots.

On December 11, 2024, a court in the Stavropol Territory sentenced seven riot participants to terms of 8 to 9 years in prison. One of the defendants was also found guilty of using violence against a government official. Let us note that criminal proceedings are not taking place in Dagestan itself.