Zakan Jugelia (Закан Джугелия; died 26 January 2009) was a Deputy Minister for Internal Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia who was murdered 26 January 2009 in Sukhumi.[1]
Zakan Jugelia | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia | |
| In office 2005 – 26 January 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 26 January 2009 Sukhumi |
| Political party | Amtsakhara |
Life and career edit
Jugelia was a veteran of the 1992-1993 War in Abkhazia and he was a member of the veteran movement Amtsakhara.[2] Jugelia was head of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes within the Abkhazian Ministry for Internal Affair before becoming Deputy Minister for Internal Affairs in 2005.[3]
Murder edit
Jugelia was shot at 19:30 local time with a Winchester rifle while sitting on the verandah of the cafe Kiki in Sukhumi. Around 19:45 he was brought to the Sukhumi Republican Hospital with severe wounds to his neck and the left axillary region to which he then succumbed. Witnesses reported that a masked man had left his car and shot Jugelia from point-blank range in the back of the head.[4]
On 30 January, Apsnypress reported that initial investigations put forward two possible scenarios for the murder:[5]
- Since Jugelia was actively fighting against drug trafficking and corruption, it is possible that someone who was directly affected by this decided to remove him.
- The murder could have been committed by criminals in order to demonstrate the weakness of the law agencies, and to create a climate profitable for their activities.
Earlier investigators had also said that it could not be excluded that Jugelia was murdered by a foreign power in order to hamper the government's work towards socio-economic improvement.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Abkhaz Deputy Interior Minister Shot Dead". Civil Georgia. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "ГОВОРЯТ УЧАСТНИКИ КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ "ЕДИНОЙ АБХАЗИИ"". Apsnypress. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "В Абхазии убит замминистра внутренних дел Закан Джугелия". Caucasian Knot. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Следствие рассматривает три версии убийства замминистра ВД Абхазии". Caucasian Knot. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "У ГЕНПРОКУРАТУРЫ ДВЕ ВЕРСИИ УБИЙСТВА ПЕРВОГО ЗАМЕСТИТЕЛЯ МИНИСТРА ВНУТРЕННИХ ДЕЛ ЗАКАНА ДЖУГЕЛИЯ". Apsnypress. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "СЛЕДСТВЕННАЯ ГРУППА ВЫДВИГАЕТ ТРИ ВЕРСИИ УБИЙСТВА ЗАМЕСТИТЕЛЯ МИНИСТРА ВНУТРЕННИХ ДЕЛ ЗАКАНА ДЖУГЕЛИЯ". Apsnypress. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
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