Khasan Yandiyev

Khasan Yandiyev (1957 - April 13, 2008) was a Russian judge who served as the deputy head of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia. cite news |first=|last=|title=Top judge shot dead in southern Russia |url=http://news.smh.com.au/top-judge-shot-dead-in-southern-russia/20080413-25w7.html|work= Reuters |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=2008-04-13 |accessdate=2008-05-03] Yandiyev presided over the trials of a number of corrupt government officials and Islamic fundamentalists and rebels in Ingushetia, one of Russia's poorest and most troubled provinces.

Khasan Yandiyev was killed on April 13, 2008, as he changed a tire near the Ingushetian town of Karabulak. He was 51 years old at the time of his killing. Police believed he was killed by a sniper or assailants armed with an assault rifle using a silencer, since no one in the area heard a gunshot. Russian and Ingushetian authorities blamed both local Islamic fundamentalists, as well as Islamic rebels from neighboring Chechnya.

Ingustetia has seen a rise in violence against police, the Russian military and government officials in recent months. Opponents of the government have in turn blamed Ingushetia's ineffective and repressive policies for the rise in the attacks.

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