In Abkhazia arrested a suspect in the murder of a tourist from Russia

The court of the Gagra district of Abkhazia detained Edgar Abukhbu for two months, who is suspected of killing a tourist from the Orenburg region. The election of a preventive measure was reported to TASS in the prosecutor's office.

“The court of the Gagra district granted the request of the prosecutor’s office [...] for an arrest for a period of two months,” the department said.

The disappearance of a Russian woman born in 2000 became known on September 27. Her relatives called the police after the girl had not been in touch for three days.

According to preliminary data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia, the tourist was vacationing in Gagra with a friend. On September 24, they were going to leave, but the girl decided to stay for a few more days and extended the rental. Later it turned out that at the place of residence she is not, and the phone is disconnected.

On suspicion of murder, a resident of Gudauta Edgar Abuhba was detained. As reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, when checking the testimony on the spot, the man said that he was with the girl in a rented housing in the village of Psakhara and strangled her during the quarrel.

The prosecutor's office also said Abukhba had previously been sentenced to nine years for raping a 20-year-old girl, causing grievous bodily harm and robbery. In fact, he spent 4.5 years in prison and was released about three years ago.

The Ombudsman of Abkhazia Anas Kishmaria linked the incident with the problems of the penitentiary system of the republic and called on the authorities to modernize the legislation, the system of detention of convicts and control after their release.