nt to the applicants and informed them about their relatives' arrest. As the relatives of Magomed-Ali Abayev were approaching the checkpoint, a military UAZ-469 vehicle without a registration number was driving away from the factory premises. The witness said he did not see any passengers in the car, just the driver. When the relatives of Magomed-Ali Abayev arrived at the checkpoint, the servicemen on duty told them that the two men had been released from the factory building at the other gates, in Krasnoarmeyskaya Street. Nonetheless, when the witness expressed disbelief and asked one of the officers: "You saw the two men being taken into the factory?" and the latter replied: "there is no need to involve me in this, those who arrested the two men, they are from another agency" and added that the men who had arrested the applicants' relatives were from military intelligence. The witness further stated that on 13 September 2000 servicemen wearing a particular kind of camouflage uniform called "desert storm" ("буря в пустыне"), had been present at the checkpoint along with its regular staff and that these men had arrested Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov.
63. On 21 June 2007 the investigators questioned Magomed-Ali Abayev's brother, Mr M.A., who stated that at about 4.30 p.m. on 13 September 2000 his family had been informed about the arrest of Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov by men in military uniform at the checkpoint located next to the former clothing factory. According to the witness, the guard at the checkpoint had explained to him that those who had arrested the applicants' relatives had shown military intelligence identity documents and taken Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov into the factory. After that a UAZ car with darkened windows had arrived at the building, Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov had been taken outside, placed in the vehicle and taken to an unknown destination.
64. On 14 June 2007 the investigators questioned the first applicant's neighbour, Mr Z.M., who stated that on 13 September 2000 his relatives had informed him about the arrest of Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov at about 5 p.m. at the checkpoint situated next to the former clothing factory. According to the witness, Anvar Shaipov had not participated in activities of illegal armed groups.
65. On 1 July 2007 the investigators questioned the fourth applicant's relative Ms T.Sh., whose statement was similar to the one given by Mr Z.M.
66. According to the Government's submission, the investigation failed to establish the whereabouts of Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov. However, it found no evidence to support the involvement of Russian federal forces in the disappearance. The law enforcement authorities of Chechnya and the neighbouring regions had never arrested or detained Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov on criminal or administrative charges and had not carried out a criminal investigation in respect of them. No special operations had been carried out against the applicants' relatives.
67. According to the documents submitted by the Government, the investigation in the criminal case was suspended and resumed on several occasions, and has so far failed to identify those responsible for the abduction of Magomed-Ali Abayev and Anvar Shaipov.
68. The Government further submitted that the applicants had been duly informed of all decisions taken during the investigation.
69. Despite specific requests by the Court the Government did not disclose most of the contents of criminal case No. 34013, but mainly provided copies of the information requests forwarded to various law-enforcement agencies and their replies, and copies of several witness statements, summarised above. The Government stated that the investigation was in progress and that disclosure of other documents would be in violation of Article 161 of the Code of
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