Delimkhanov said that he, the State Duma deputies and senators from Chechnya support Adam Kadyrov. According to the deputy, the latter, “being a worthy heir” of the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, “showed an example of patriotism and the desire to protect religion and our shrines.”
“Given the heinous crime of this non-human Zhuravel, Adam acted very humanely, leaving him alive. For such deeds, people deserve the harshest punishment,” Delimkhanov wrote on his Telegram channel.
“Without a doubt, I fully support Adam and I am sure that his actions are absolutely justified and correct. If someone disagrees with this, I am ready to discuss it and prove the opposite,” he added.
The head of the Chechen parliament made a similar statement Magomed Daudov. “I am absolutely sure that Adam acted like a true Muslim, a patriot of his country and a real Chechen! Any sane person, regardless of religion and nationality, will also fully justify Adam’s act regarding this blasphemer. Moreover, he worked on the orders of the enemies of our country in the person of the Ukrainian special services, resorting to an act blasphemous for billions of Muslims around the world!” he said.
@bloodysx, 08/18/2023 10:30 AM: None of the politicians explained why and on what basis the underage teenager ended up in a pre-trial detention center, went to Zhuravel’s cell and used physical violence against him. — Inset K.ru
@egorershoff, 18.08.2023 10:10: But this is a precedent. In fact, the guy was openly turned literally into a punching bag for VIPs from the “offended”. A further question is whether such a privilege would be exclusive. — Inset K.ru
On August 16, Human Rights Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova reported that she had applied to the Chechen Ombudsman Mansur Soltaev with a request to conduct an investigation because of Zhuravel’s complaint about the beating by Adam Kadyrov. “I especially asked to pay attention to the medical examination of the beatings and the testimonies of witnesses,” she said.
Kommersant.Ru, 08/16/2023, “Moskalkova checks information about the beating of the Koran arsonist by Kadyrov’s son”: Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova received an appeal from 19-year-old Nikita Zhuravel […]. He stated that he was beaten by the 15-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, Ramazan Kadyrov, Adam. Ms. Moskalkova instructed the regional ombudsman Mansur Soltaev to look into the situation. He assured that in Chechnya “no one can be subjected to torture and beating” and the incident will be checked. […]
Mansur Soltaev told reporters that he had already talked to the arrested person. The young man told him that he had been beaten after a personal meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, his son. “Allegedly beat on the hands, on the legs. And directly in communication, he conveyed his appeal, a statement addressed to the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation Moskalkova, ”the Chechen Ombudsman added (quote from Grozny Inform). […]
Mr. Sotlaev also conveyed a statement by Nikita Zhuravel, in which he clarifies that during a meeting with the head of Chechnya, he “apologised for having committed a crime against Muslims” and “sincerely repented of the crime.” — Inset K.ru
Soltaev, in turn, said that he talked with Zhuravel, who told him that he had a personal meeting with the head of Chechnya. And when he came out, he was beaten by Kadyrov’s son. “I think the authorities will be involved, then there will be the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, specifically the investigative agencies,” said the Chechen Ombudsman.
He showed reporters Zhuravel’s statement, which states that at a meeting with Kadyrov, the detainee “apologised for having committed a crime against Muslims” and “sincerely repented of the crime.”
In May, Zhuravel burned a Koran near the Cathedral Mosque in the center of Volgograd. During the interrogation, he claimed that he acted on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services for a reward of 10 thousand rubles, and also that he filmed military installations for them. Against the man opened a case according to part 2 of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code (public actions committed in order to offend the religious feelings of believers in places intended for worship), which threatens up to three years in prison.
May 21 case transferred to Chechnya. The reason for this was “a number of grounds, in particular, numerous appeals” from residents of Chechnya with a request to “recognize them as victims”, explained in the UK.
The head of the Ministry of Justice, Konstantin Chuichenko, said that Zhuravel should serve his sentence in the Russian region of the country with a predominantly Muslim population. According to him, “this will promote respect for religion and the religious feelings of believers in our multinational and multi-confessional country.”
May 27 Zhuravel taken to jail in Grozny. Prior to this, a rally was held in the city. About 60,000 people took part in the rally, and the audience condemned the burning of the Koran.
The head of Chechnya addressed to the leaders of Muslim countries with a call to “repel the servants of Satan” because of the burning of the Koran in the Scandinavian countries. He said that after “we finish in Ukraine”, after that “we will go to those countries where they insulted, insulted the Holy Koran.”
