18:54, 10 April 2026

A judge's powers were terminated after the collapse of an illegally constructed structure in Makhachkala.

The Qualification Collegium of Judges of Dagestan has approved the resignation of Patimat Makhatilova, a judge of the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala who legalized an unauthorized structure that collapsed during the flood. Two of her colleagues also decided to resign at the same time.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on April 9, it became known that Judge Patimat Makhatilova, who legalized a house in Makhachkala that partially collapsed during the flood, had submitted her resignation.

In Makhachkala, on Aivazovsky Street, a three-story extension to a six-story building collapsed due to flooding. Dagestan Governor Sergei Melikov stated that the flooding in the republic's capital was related to development along the Tarnairka River. According to lawyer Arsen Magomedov, the building was legalized by a decision of Judge Makhatilova. "The 800-square-meter plot for the construction of a residential building and a store was granted by decree of the head of the Makhachkala administration. Apparently, it was later divided into several plots and resold. The engineering and geological survey report, which stated that the surveyed site was suitable for the construction of a residential building, was prepared by Dagestangrazhdanproekt. However, the administration representative did not object to satisfying the claim," wrote lawyer Arsen Magomedov on his Telegram channel. According to Magomedov, he also discovered that there was no forensic construction expert review in the case.

The Qualification Collegium of Judges of Dagestan terminated the powers of Patimat Makhatilova, a judge in the Soviet District Court. The powers of two more of her colleagues were also terminated, the collegium reported on its website.

It is clarified that Makhatilova's powers have been terminated based on the judge's written statement in connection with her resignation effective April 30, 2026. . Two more judges from the same district court, Murad Gulmagomedov and Madina Omarova, were dismissed for the same reasons.

Sources from the Telegram channel "Ask Rasul" unofficially linked the impending dismissal of all three judges to the collapse of buildings in Makhachkala during the flood, but no official confirmation was published that Gulmagomedov and Omarova legalized the collapsed buildings.

Judge Patimat Makhatilova is known for presiding over the murder of Kurban Dalgatov in the Sovietsky District Police Department of Makhachkala, Chernovik reported.

On January 20, 2023, before the arrest of 35-year-old Kurban Dalgatov, a street conflict erupted between two men. According to police, one of them shot his opponent and fled with Dalgatov's help. Kurban Dalgatov was found and detained. His condition worsened at the police station. He was given first aid and taken to the hospital, but doctors pronounced him dead. Relatives stated that Dalgatov died of asphyxiation, which occurred after he was "electrically shocked in the heart." The man sustained injuries before his death, the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed.

At the time, Dalgatov's relatives stated that the connections of the relatives of one of the suspects, Magomedkamil Kurbanov, "are enough to get him out of prison, that they have people in the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and other government agencies, and that Judge Patimat Makhatilova, who is presiding over the case, is from the same Gunib district as him." "We repeatedly requested a recusal of the judge, but we were denied," Dalgatov's relatives said at the time.

Judge Murad Gulmagomedov of the Soviet District Court ruled in the case of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. "We remember how, in the case of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, Judge Murad Gulmagomedov made frankly... questionable (in our subjective opinion) decisions," the publication reported.

Colleagues link Gadzhiev's persecution to the fact that the newspaper raised "uncomfortable questions" for the authorities and security forces, according to a "Caucasian Knot" report "Draft": threats, criminal cases, the murder of the editor-in-chief. Details of the case are collected in the "Caucasian Knot" report "Golunov Number Two": the main points about the Abdulmumin case Gadzhieva".

According to the Caucasian Knot weather service, no precipitation is expected in Makhachkala today, with light rain expected on April 12th and 13th. The weather service is a partnership between the Caucasian Knot and Gismeteo. The service allows you to correct meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in a light version and in Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.

Dagestan and Chechnya suffered the most from the natural disaster, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Spring flooding in the North Caucasus - 2026".

Materials on flooding in the republics of the North Caucasus Federal District in the spring The "Caucasian Knot" collected the 2026 events on the thematic page "Flooding in the North Caucasus".

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422346