and 63 above).
68. On 6 November 2006 the investigators questioned Mr Sh.Kha., who stated that in April 2000 he had been searching for his brother, who had been arrested in the Oktyabrskiy VOVD on 17 April 2000 and had subsequently disappeared. A few days after his brother's disappearance, the witness had had a conversation with the head of the criminal police department of the Oktyabrskiy VOVD, Mr R.Ya., who told him that "...I have got the right hand of Gelayev [a leader of illegal armed groups]" and suggested to the witness to have a look at the detainee. The witness had refused. He further stated that the police officers who had served in the Oktyabrskiy VOVD at the material time had been there on mission from the police department of the Khanty-Mansiysk Region. He submitted that currently [at the time of the questioning] the police officers who had been in charge of the Oktyabrskiy VOVD in February - April 2000 were working in various Russian cities and provided the investigators with information concerning their current ranks and positions, as well as their places of work.
69. On 25 November and 2 December 2007 the investigators questioned Mr Sa.S. and Ms L.Z., who stated that on the morning of 27 February 2000 two of their male relatives had been taken away from home by armed men in camouflage uniforms. The intruders had conducted an identity check, then put their two relatives in a lorry and taken them away to an unknown destination. Three months later one of them had returned home, whereas another one, Mr Sul.S., had disappeared.
70. On 2 December 2007 the investigators questioned Mr B.D., whose statement about the events was similar to those given by Mr Sa.S. and Ms L.Z.
71. On 3, 4 and 8 December 2007 the investigators questioned Mr R.G., Mr M.A., Ms Z.E., Ms L.D. and Mr I.E., all of whom provided similar statements to the effect that on the morning of 27 February 2000 Murad Gelayev and Mr Sul.S. had been abducted from their homes by armed masked men in camouflage uniforms, who had arrived in armoured military vehicles and conducted an identity check.
72. On 12 December 2007 the investigators conducted the crime scene examination at the household from which Murad Gelayev had been abducted on 27 February 2000. In that connection no evidence was collected from the scene.
73. On 5 September 2008 the investigators questioned Mr A.S., who stated that in March 2000 he had been abducted and taken to the Oktyabrskiy VOVD where he had been detained for 81 days and subjected to regular beatings. During his detention in the VOVD he had not seen Murad Gelayev.
74. On 17 September 2008 the investigators questioned Ms Kh.S., who stated that on 27 February 2000 her neighbour Murad Gelayev had been abducted by officers of law-enforcement agencies. According to the witness, the abductors had been armed and wearing camouflage uniforms; one of them had been of Slavic appearance, had two golden teeth and a short grey moustache. She and the second applicant had tried to stop the officers taking Murad away, but the abductors had started beating the women with rifle-butts. After that the officers had put Murad Gelayev in a military vehicle and taken him away. About fifteen other residents of Gikalo had been abducted around the same date; some of them had later returned home.
75. On 19, 25 February and 11 April 2009 the investigators questioned two operational-search officers of the Grozny ROVD, Mr M.L. and Mr K.M., and the head of the criminal search division of the Grozny ROVD, Mr V.K. All of the officers stated that according to the information received during the investigation of Murad Gelayev's abduction it had been established that in February 2000 local law-enforcement agencies had been taking steps to identify members of illegal armed groups and that after the abduction Murad Gelayev had been taken to the Oktyabrskiy VOVD.
76. On 11
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