AZG Armenian Daily #120, 30/06/2005

Neighbors

GEORGIA-ARMENIAN ROAD CLOSED BECAUSE OF AN AZERI MULLAH

As a result of disappearance of mullah Haji Falangov of Georgia’s
Azeri-populated Marneuli region, the locals have closed the road
leading to Armenia demanding to “return the mullah”.

The chief of Kvemo Kartli region’s police, Koba Sharvadze told
Regnum that the mullahs relatives turned to him a day ago telling
that Falangov was away to bring the sheep back home but he did
not return. Sharvadze said that the local population stymies the
investigation of the police keeping them away from the village where,
they say, traces of blood can be seen.

Residents of Sadakhlo (southern Georgia) presume that the mullah was
murdered. Georgian Meze TV informed that the villagers headed by the
mullah protested against police official Sharvadze.