Khasan Yandiyev (1956 - April 13, 2008) was a Russian judge who served as the deputy head of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia.[1] 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.[1]
Khasan Yandiyev was killed on April 13, 2008, as he changed a tire near the Ingushetian town of Karabulak.[1] He was 52 years old at the time of his death.[1] 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.[1] Russian and Ingushetian authorities blamed both local Islamic fundamentalists, as well as Islamic rebels from neighboring Chechnya.[1]
Ingustetia has seen a rise in violence against police, the Russian military and government officials in recent months.[1] Opponents of the government have in turn blamed Ingushetia's ineffective and repressive policies for the rise in the attacks.[1]
Yandiyev's successor as deputy Chief Justice on the Supreme Court, Aza Gazgireeva, was assassinated on June 10, 2009, just 18 months after Yandiyev's killing.[2]