14:51, 26 November 2025

Instagram* users considered the Yemkuzhev torture case to be part of a nationwide trend.

Torture of Kazbek Emkuzhev has become part of Russian security forces' practice of extracting confessions from suspects, social media users expressed confidence.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," after Kazbek Emkuzhev's abduction in Nalchik, security forces tortured and blackmailed him, threatening to arrest his mother and girlfriend, the student's father, Aslan Emkuzhev, said in a video message.

The investigator who opened a criminal case against 19-year-old Nalchik resident Kazbek Emkuzhev for involvement in a terrorist organization has been dismissed from the FSB Directorate for Kabardino-Balkaria. Lawyer Ramzan Uzuyev called Kazbek Emkuzhev's case falsified by security forces to improve reporting. The case of Emkuzhev and five other defendants is currently being heard in the Southern District Military Court. Although the court has admitted a video of the young man's abduction to the case, his family and defense have been unable to secure a criminal case.

The post on Caucasian Knot's Instagram* has garnered 97 comments and 1,451 likes as of 2:30 PM Moscow time. Several readers expressed solidarity with Aslan Emkuzhev. "Father, hold on, don't give up! May the Almighty help you!" wrote eduard_8728.

"The good news is that in the afterlife, punishment is inevitable and everyone will answer for their actions," noted reader shigalugova.fatima. "This doesn't make me happy anymore. Let all the bastards in this world be punished, maybe something will change for the better," user bellisimo_bel responded. "Justice will prevail sooner or later!" user burok611 expressed confidence.

A significant number of discussion participants expressed confidence that Kazbek Emkuzhev's case reflects a general trend of torture used by security forces.

"What did they charge him with? And why did they beat a confession out of him?" asked reader 94.5desert. "And their scenario doesn't change: everyone's the same – terrorist," responded m.ma.

"And how many guys like that are out there who have been accused of something that's been hanging around for years. For the record," wrote milady.367. "How much longer can this go on?" zarema___germ agreed.

"It's a normal situation in the country; this happens often. The main thing is to say that the West is rotting," said farmon.fazlitdinovic. "No one is immune from such lawlessness," responded fatimaaak.

"Unfortunately, the authorities often use torture to extract confessions," concluded reader khasaevan.

Kazbek Emkuzhev is accused of participating in a terrorist organization. A total of seven defendants are involved in the case, three of whom – Kazbek Emkuzhev, 19-year-old Tamirlan Chepchikov, and 26-year-old Ratmir Murachaev – were abducted by unknown persons, beaten, and subjected to electric shock. On April 12, 2024, security forces announced that Chepchikov and Murachaev had been "liquidated" during a counterterrorism operation; there was no investigation into their deaths. On April 11, 2024, during a counterterrorism operation (CTO) in a gardening community in Nalchik, security forces killed two people. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee stated that the deceased were members of a cell of an international terrorist organization and were planning sabotage and terrorist attacks in Kabardino-Balkaria. The Investigative Committee reported that it had opened a criminal case for attempted murder of security forces and the illegal trafficking of weapons and explosives.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/417536