The son of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, 15-year-old Adam Kadyrov, was awarded a high distinction – the “Hero of Chechnya” order, after recently beating a prisoner, DPA reported, citing an official Russian source, BTA reported.
According to Adam Delimkhanov, a deputy in the Russian State Duma and Kadyrov’s cousin, the young man showed leadership qualities at an early age, learned the Koran by heart, won several martial arts tournaments and proved himself to be a “real fighter” at a shooting exercise at armed forces.
Adam Kadyrov gained dubious fame because of a video recently released by his father, in which he is seen beating and kicking a defenseless man. The victim was detained in Volgograd for publicly burning a Koran, and the prisoner was later transferred to the predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya. The video has sparked debate and criticism across Russia that Kadyrov is putting himself above the law.
Russian authorities have rejected requests to initiate criminal proceedings, arguing that Adam Kadyrov is only 15 years old and therefore not yet of legal age to be held responsible for a crime committed. A few days after the scandal, President Vladimir Putin received Ramzan Kadyrov. Last year, three of Kadyrov’s sons, including Adam, posed carrying weapons in Ukraine. According to Kadyrov, they also took part in fighting there as part of Russian forces sent to the neighboring country by Putin. Observers, however, express doubts whether Kadyrov’s sons actually took part in actual fighting.
Ramzan Kadyrov published a video of his son Adam beating Nikita Zhuravel, who was accused of burning the Koran, in a pre-trial detention center.
“There are still disputes online about the fact of Adam Kadyrov’s beating of Holy Quran burner Nikita Zhuravel, an accomplice of the… pic.twitter.com/MfAEn84OHd
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2023-10-07 11:47:09
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