Anatoly Sultanovich Kyarov | |
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Native name | Анатолий Султанович Кяров |
Born | 10 November 1957 Nalchik, USSR |
Died | 12 January 2008 Nalchik, Russia |
Allegiance |
Soviet Union Russia |
Service/ | MVD |
Years of service | 1981 – 2008 |
Rank | Colonel |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Anatoly Sultanovich Kyarov ( Russian: Анатолий Султанович Кяров; 10 November 1957 – 12 January 2008) was the head of the Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria republic's UBOP (Unit for Fighting Organized Crime). He and his UBOP squad were accused of serious human rights abuses within Kabardino-Balkaria, including of torture and murder. [1] [2] [3]
Kyarov was assassinated on January 12, 2008, in Nalchik together with a senior officer of the OMON special forces, while two other police officers were wounded in the attack. [4] [5] The local Islamist insurgent group Yarmuk Jamaat was seen as responsible for the assassination (its leader, Anzor Astemirov, have previously survived many assassination attempts himself by Kyarov and his men). [1] [6]