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2024-07-06 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Chechen activists assess risks for Khalitov
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] The publication of threats from Adam Kadyrov against blogger Khasan Khalitov does not reduce the risks for the critic of the Chechen authorities living abroad, but serves as further confirmation of the involvement of the Chechen authorities in the kidnapping of his relatives, said a political scientist and human rights activist interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the kidnapping of relatives of the Chechen blogger living abroad, critic of Ramzan Kadyrov, Khasan Khalitov, is revenge for his call to the Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya, Ayshat Kadyrova, threats to Khalitov were made by the son of the head of Chechnya, Adam, human rights activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" are sure. They expressed concern for the condition of the blogger's relatives, especially his elderly father. Earlier, Khalitov said that the authorities had summoned his father and two brothers to Grozny for a talk several days ago, since then their whereabouts are unknown.
On October 2, 2023, Ramzan Kadyrov announced that his eldest daughter and Chechen Minister of Culture Aishat Kadyrova would become Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya for the social block. His son Adam, who turned 16 in November, became widely known after a video of the beating of Volgograd resident Nikita Zhuravel, arrested in the case of burning the Koran, in a pretrial detention center. After that, Adam Kadyrov received many awards, in November 2023 he was appointed to the post of head of the security department of the head of Chechnya, and in the spring he became the curator of the Russian University of Special Forces, according to the reference "The Main Thing About Kadyrov's Personnel Policy".
The kidnapping of Khalitov's relatives or other people who disappeared in Chechnya can only be the work of the Chechen authorities, a Chechen political scientist believes.
“And the threats against him, published by Khalitov, are additional confirmation of involvement,” he noted.
According to the political scientist, the publication of threats cannot reduce the risks for Khalitov and his relatives. "The Chechen authorities have come to believe in impunity, and this is confirmed by the Kremlin's reaction to the crimes committed there," he said.
A representative of "Vayfond" Muhammad Abdurakhmanov is sure that the impetus for the threats was a call from blogger Ayshat Kadyrova. "After this call, Khalitov received a call from Ayshat's husband. And then Kadyrov's son Adam called back and threatened to kill Khasan within two weeks. Without a doubt, the kidnapping of relatives is connected with this latest incident. And with Khalitov's activities in general. But this dialogue served as an escalation," he said.
He believes that publicizing the threatening conversations will not protect Khalitov in any way. "The threat has not diminished. Because after the start of Kadyrov's men and the Russian special services in general have been acting aggressively. They are not restrained by any international obligations. They can openly eliminate their opponents and, one might say, have declared war on them and the West," Abdurakhmanov said.
"Kavkazsky Uzel" also wrote that Khasan Khalitov had previously repeatedly complained about the persecution of his relatives in Chechnya. In particular, on January 27, 2022, he said that his father was fired from his job and his sister was forced to close her business.
On January 24, 2022, Khalitov received a photo of his naked sister, who was kidnapped in Chechnya along with her husband in December 2021. According to the blogger, the person who sent the photos threatened to make them public if Khalitov did not stop criticizing the Chechen authorities.
Khalitov's sister was not kidnapped or photographed naked, the blogger's relatives said in a video message, calling on him to stop criticizing the republic's leadership. According to human rights activists, Khalitov's relatives recorded the videos under pressure and threats.
From December 22 to 24, 2022, Kadyrov critics Tumso Abdurakhmanov, Minkail Malizayev and Khasan Khalitov reported the kidnapping of relatives in Chechnya; there were also reports of the kidnapping of relatives of Vayfond founder Mansur Sadulayev and human rights activist Aslan Artsuyev.
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