With just over half of the votes counted, Kadyrov won Russian opposition figures accused authorities of mass voter fraud as election results on Monday showed the ruling United Russia party winning a sweeping majority in the Duma election. Kadyrov traditionally wins a sky-high percentage of votes in the volatile North Caucasus region, gaining His regime has been accused of rights violations like extrajudicial killings and of persecuting activists and sexual minorities.
This month Chechen officials announced that the region will offer thousands of dollars to the artist that completes the best portrait of Kadyrov, who is seen as an important player in Russia's political landscape. President Putin has told the governor of Chechnya , Ramzan Kadyrov, that he should run for another term in the September regional elections. Not that Kadyrov needs any luck. This development is not surprising. Moscow efficiently covers up for the crimes perpetrated by Chechen authorities.
There were devastating reports just last week of Chechen police kidnapping a young woman fleeing family violence, and forcibly bringing her home. Authorities paraded her on local TV. In April, Chechen security agents, working with local police in a town in northern Russia, abducted a key witness in a high-profile torture investigation within sight of his lawyer. Two days later, the man turned up in jail in Chechnya, refusing the services of his trusted lawyer. Aishat Kadyrova marked her appointment by announcing an exhibition in the Chechen capital of historic weaponry from the State Hermitage Museum.
Sophia Kishkovsky. Appointments Politics Russia. Chechnya is one of the poorest regions of Russia. The Chechen leader is also known for his habit of squandering money in public and for giving lavish gifts.
Where does the money come from? During the COVID pandemic it supplied Chechens with food packages and money, and reportedly even promised to pay the traditional bride price for women. Kadyrov says that it receives no state funds and earns money on its own, including through business. For example, the Chechen leader presented a two-story apartment to French actor Gerard Depardieu, paid for by the Foundation.
He also used it to give a white Mercedes to a five-year-old boy who supposedly did 4, push-ups without taking a break. Sometimes it is difficult to understand where the Foundation ends and the Kadyrov family begins. A mosque named after Kadyrov himself is now under construction in Grozny. The Foundation has also financed multiple projects connected to Fatima Khazuyeva.
The center is run by a company that belongs to her mother, Satsita Khazuyeva. Both are named after Shaikhi Khazuev, her late father. Kadyrov did not respond to a request for comment on his second wife or her properties.
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