Ruslan Amerkhanov (russian: Руслан Амерханов; died 12 August 2009) was a Russian
official
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and
politician.
Career
He served as the
Construction Minister
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for the southern
Republic of Ingushetia,
[ located in Russia's troubled North Caucasus region.
Amerkhanov was described as a "very close and trusted official" and ]ally
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of the President of Ingushetia, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, who survived an assassination attempt in June 2009.[
]
Assassination
On 12 August 2009, two masked gunmen broke into Amerkhanov's official office of construction minister in Magas, Ingushetia
Ingushetia (; russian: Ингуше́тия; inh, ГӀалгӏайче, Ghalghayče), officially the Republic of Ingushetia,; inh, Гӏалгӏай Мохк, Ghalghay Moxk is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. ...
at about 10:30 a.m. local time.[ The two assassins fled the scene in a VAZ-2114 with ]North Ossetia
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n license plates.[ Amerkhanov's ]nephew
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and assistant, Magomed Amerkhanov, 25, was wounded in the attack.[
Ingush officials and security officers believed that Amerkhanov's assassination is linked to a recent public investigation of corruption within Ingushetia's ]construction industry
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.[ Amerkhanov had ordered the review of the construction industry, which revealed that there had been illegal theft of funds from Ingushetia's budget.][ A spokesperson for Ingush President Yevkurov, who is still recovering in Moscow from his June 2009 assassination attempt, noted that, "The president is concerned that the murder is related to merkhanov’sprofessional activity."][ Corruption is widespread in Ingushetia, especially in the construction sector.][
Ingush Acting President ]Rashid Gaisanov
Rashid Yakhyayevich Gaysanov (russian: Рашид Яхьяевич Гайсанов; born 17 September 1972), last name also spelled Gaisanov, is a Russian politician in the southern Ingushetia, Republic of Ingushetia. He has served as the prime m ...
promised to arrest Amerkhanov's killers and said that security would be increased for all Ingush government officials.[
]
Personal life
Amerkhanov was married and had two children.[
]
References
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2009 deaths
Government ministers of Russia
People from Ingushetia
Assassinated Russian politicians
People murdered in Russia
Deaths by firearm in Russia
Year of birth missing
Place of birth missing