on No. 23177 into the kidnapping of Mr Magomed Dokuyev on 14 February 2001.
30. On 20 August 2001 the first applicant was questioned and granted victim status in the proceedings.
31. On 6 September 2001 the sixth applicant was questioned.
32. On 12 October 2001 the investigation was suspended on the ground of failure to identify persons to be charged with the offence.
33. On 24 April 2002 the Prosecutor's Office of the Chechen Republic quashed the decision to suspend the investigation. The first applicant was notified accordingly.
34. On 24 May 2002 the investigation was again suspended on the ground of the failure to identify persons to be charged with the offence. The first applicant was notified accordingly.
35. On 5 November 2002 the Prosecutor's Office of the Chechen Republic quashed the decision to suspend the investigation.
36. On 17 November 2002 the first applicant was notified of the resumption of the investigation.
37. On 16 December 2002 the investigation was once more suspended on the ground of failure to identify persons to be charged with the offence. The first applicant was notified accordingly.
38. On 20 January 2004 the Prosecutor's Office of the Chechen Republic quashed the decision to suspend the investigation.
39. On 3 February 2004 the first applicant was notified of the resumption of the investigation.
40. On 18 February 2004 the first applicant was again questioned.
41. On 19 February 2004 the sixth applicant was again questioned.
42. On 20 February 2004 the fourth applicant was questioned.
43. On 3 March 2004 the investigation was suspended again on the ground of failure to identify persons to be charged with the offence. The first applicant was notified accordingly.
44. On 21 October 2005 the Prosecutor's Office of the Chechen Republic quashed the decision to suspend the investigation. On the same date the first applicant was notified of the resumption of the investigation and questioned. The second applicant was granted victim status in the proceedings and questioned. Also questioned were I.D., Z.Kh. and K.Kh., apparently the applicants' neighbours.
45. On 25 October 2005 the first applicant was again questioned. According to the transcript of the interview, he stated, inter alia, that he had not applied to the Court (see paragraph 51 below).
46. On 26 October 2005 the fifth applicant was questioned. According to the transcript of the interview, she confirmed the account given earlier of the events of 14 February 2001 and also stated that she had not applied to the Court (see paragraph 53 below). The first applicant was also questioned on this date.
47. On 21 November 2005 the investigation was again suspended on account of the failure to identify persons to be charged with the offence. The first applicant was notified accordingly on the same date.
48. On 16 January 2006 the Shali District Prosecutor's Office quashed the decision to suspend the investigation.
49. On 22 January 2008 the first applicant was again questioned. He confirmed his earlier statements.
50. The investigation failed to establish the whereabouts of Mr Magomed Dokuyev. The investigating authorities sent requests for information to competent State agencies on 30 August 2001, 17 November 2002, 18 February 2004 and 25 October 2005. However, it was not established that servicemen had been involved in the offence. In particular, following the resumption of the investigation on 16 January 2006 the United Group Alignment (UGA) and the Temporary United Alignment of Agencies and Units of the Ministry of the Interior [ВОГО и П МВД - временная объединенная группировка органов и подразделений МВД] informed the investigation that they had not conducted any special operations in Novye Atagi on 14 February 200
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