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April 10, 2007
Russia: Devout Muslim to go on trial for Murder of Moderate Imam
On April 11, a court in the south Russian city of Pyatigorsk begins hearing the case against Roman Koyushev, a devout Muslim of the Wahhabite sect accused of murdering Abubekir Kurdzhiev, the imam of a mosque in Kislovodsk.
The case is significant because when the crime took place past September some international media, such as Reuters, reported the story in such a way as to cast the blame on Russian Christian Orthodox `extremists', even though there was no evidence to even suggest that this was possible. Both Muslim and Leftist western media indulged in speculation that Muslims were being persecuted by Christians.
According to the prosecution, however, Koyushev ``hated the imam for his public denunciation of religious extremism, especially supporters of Wahhabism, to which the accused belonged.''
Koyushev shot the imam at point blank range on September 25, 2006 with the help of Kazbek Botashev, who was eventually killed in January in a shootout with police not far from Kislovodsk.
The Russian government has a policy of putting `moderate' imams in power in mosques throughout the country's south, large swathes of which have native Muslim populations. Since these state-supported imams preach peace and tolerance many lack legitimacy in the eyes of devout Muslims, most of whom burn with fervor to implement the principles of hate and conquest called for by the 7th century Arabian warlord Mohammed.
Posted by Jean de la Valette at April 10, 2007 6:19 PM
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The name of Roman Kyushev sounds Russian to me and strongly suggests that he is a convert, like many of the most poisonous extremists. These days, people who are disaffected, angry and violent look to Islam for a chance to unleash their hatred.
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at April 13, 2007 7:16 AM
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