[RFE/RL] Chechnya's interior ministry says it has started an investigation into an "abuse of power" by police from the neighboring Stavropol region that resulted in the death of a Chechen. The ministry said that it will investigate actions by Stavropol police carrying out an operation in Grozny on April 19 to detain Jambulat Dadaev. The ministry said Chechen officials were not notified about the operation, which resulted in Dadaev' death.The event led to an order on April 21 by Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov for his law enforcement officers to "shoot to kill" security forces from elsewhere that conduct operations in Chechnya without his consent. The Russian interior ministry on April 23 denounced Kadyrov's order, calling it "unacceptable for the leader of the Chechen Republic."
The Russian ministry also claimed that it had notified Chechen officials in advance about the operation by the Stavropol police.