Farid Nametalievich Babayev (Russian: Фарид Наметалиевич Бабаев; 1959 – 2007) was a Russian politician with the liberal anti-Kremlin Yabloko party.
Career
Babayev was a candidate of the regional list for the party in the 2 December elections.[1][2]
Death
Babayev was shot late 21 November 2007 in the entryway of his apartment building in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan.[1][2][3] Doctors said he was shot four times, including at least once in the head.[3] He died on 24 November of his wounds.[3]
Reaction
Yabloko party leader, Grigory Yavlinsky called Babayev "one more victim of the authoritarian regime of Putin, where the physical destruction of your political opponents has become the norm."[4]
References
- ^ a b "Russian opposition candidate dies of gunshot wounds". The Hindu. Moscow. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Russian election candidate shot". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b c vanden Heuvel, Katrina (26 November 2007). "The Fight for Press Freedom in Putin's Russia". The Nation. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Kasparov arrested in anti-Putin protest". Deseret News. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2024.