The complaint of the alleged victim of Edgar Abukhba prompted criticism of the Abkhaz security forces.

Abkhaz security forces did not initiate a case or detain Edgar Abukhba, despite the fact that in September 2025 he attempted to commit rape and threatened murder, the alleged victim complained on social media. Residents of Abkhazia, commenting on her story, criticized the police for their lack of proper response and the early release of Abukhba.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on October 1, social media users considered the early release of Abkhaz resident Edgar Abukhba to be an indirect cause of the murder of 26-year-old tourist from the Orenburg region, Amin Bikhbova. On September 27, Abukhba was detained on suspicion of her murder, and on September 29, the Gagra court placed him in custody.

The story of the alleged victim about the attack by Edgar Abukhba in September 2025 and her subsequent appeal to the police was published today by the Instagram*-public chp_abh.

According to the girl, she met Abukhba at a disco on a pleasure boat in Gagra. He offered to walk her to the guest house. Later, on the beach, Abukhba attempted to rape her, beat her, and threatened to kill her, the girl stated. After a blow to the jaw, she cracked a tooth, which later had to be removed.

The girl reported that she was able to leave when people appeared nearby. Later, she was taken to a more populated area, from where she called the police.

She filed a complaint and underwent a forensic medical examination. The administrator of the public indicated that the alleged victim sent him photos of her injuries and screenshots of correspondence with a person she identified as an investigator. "An open search case has been initiated by the criminal investigation units, but not a criminal case," the public administrator quoted a message from the screenshot. In another message, he said it was stated that there was no one at Abukhba's place of residence.

This post in the Instagram*-public chp_abh, which has about 103,000 followers, had received 562 likes and 228 comments by 15:00 Moscow time on October 5.

Commenters criticized the police and the investigator for their lack of response to the alleged victim's complaint. "Brave police, how are you doing? If you had reacted then, what happened wouldn't have happened," wrote eseniya_tarba.

"The investigator should be checked for professional suitability. When they need to, they find someone in half an hour," noted eaeveryday. "The investigator urgently needs to be checked," wrote alhas_abh_26.

Other participants in the discussion expressed outrage that Abukhba was released early and demanded accountability for those who advocated for his release. "Along with him, those who petitioned for his early release should be punished," stated zarina_pekovaa.

"Abkhazia is a beautiful country, but there is plenty of lawlessness there, which is why he served only half of his sentence for the first rape. Who released him early? Let them sit with him now," wrote andrey_kiltau.

As of 15:00 Moscow time on October 5, there were no comments on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia regarding the alleged victim's complaint about the lack of response from the security forces.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that attacks on tourists periodically occur in Abkhazia. For example, on August 26, during an excursion to Lake Ritsa, there was a conflict, after which two Russian tourists sought medical assistance, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia began a procedural check. On August 2, a resident of Cherkessk who came for vacation was attacked in Sukhum and was hospitalized with injuries.

"Caucasian Knot" has compiled the most well-known cases of abductions of foreign citizens in Abkhazia, as well as information about their investigation in the reference "Main information on the abductions of foreign citizens in Abkhazia".