Dagestan Opens Torture Case in Teen Beating as Court Orders House Arrest for School Guard in Stabbing

Overview

• Dagestan’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case for torture against a Makhachkala resident accused of repeatedly striking a minor on the back and head with an unidentified object.
• The agency says the episode matches reports circulating on local Telegram channels alleging a teacher beat a 13-year-old with a belt and called the punishment “tazir,” though those posts are not official evidence.
• A court in Derbent placed a 75-year-old school guard under house arrest after he allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old near school No. 17.
• Investigators classify the Derbent case as attempted murder, stating the guard stabbed the teen in the neck out of personal animosity with intent to kill, while the injury was officially deemed light.
• The two probes highlight differing legal qualifications in cases involving harm to minors in Dagestan, with pretrial measures shaped in part by the suspect’s age and health.