Anatoly Sultanovich Kyarov (; 10 November 1957 12 January 2008) was the head of the Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria republic's UBOP (Unit for Fighting Organized Crime). He and his UBOP squad were accused of serious human rights abuses within Kabardino-Balkaria, including of torture and murder.MURDER OF KABARDINO-BALKARIA LAW-ENFORCER: ANOTHER TURN IN A VICIOUS CIRCLE? ЧЕЛОВЕКА УБИЛИ «ДЛЯ ПРОФИЛАКТИКИ» "Версия": в морге Нальчика лежат изуродованные трупы арестованных по подозрению в нападении на город
Kyarov was assassinated on January 12, 2008, in Nalchik together with a senior officer of the OMON special forces, while two other police officers were wounded in the attack.Top cop killed, Russia launches hunt for militants Top Officer Murdered in Fire-Fight The local Islamist insurgent group Yarmuk Jamaat was seen as responsible for the assassination (its leader, Anzor Astemirov, have previously survived many assassination attempts himself by Kyarov and his men).Astemirov Strikes Back: Background and Implications of the Kyarov Assassination in Kabardino-Balkaria
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