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| Not ‘a real Chechen’: Ramzan Kadyrov denounces compatriot who fought Moscow riot police at protest in viral video | Not ‘a real Chechen’: Ramzan Kadyrov denounces compatriot who fought Moscow riot police at protest in viral video |
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| Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has slammed Said-Muhammad Dzhumaev, the man who gained notoriety after fighting multiple riot police at a Moscow protest. He was caught last week attempting to flee to Latvia. | Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has slammed Said-Muhammad Dzhumaev, the man who gained notoriety after fighting multiple riot police at a Moscow protest. He was caught last week attempting to flee to Latvia. |
| The video of Dzhumaev’s martial-arts-style battle with cops, which was filmed during rallies in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, gained hundreds of thousands of views online. | The video of Dzhumaev’s martial-arts-style battle with cops, which was filmed during rallies in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, gained hundreds of thousands of views online. |
| “If he were a real Chechen, he would not have behaved this way,” Kadyrov said, explaining that a man who stands by his views should answer for his crimes instead of running away. | “If he were a real Chechen, he would not have behaved this way,” Kadyrov said, explaining that a man who stands by his views should answer for his crimes instead of running away. |
| READ MORE: British newspaper’s man in Moscow claims Russians ‘lack self worth’ because they failed to riot over Navalny court verdict | READ MORE: British newspaper’s man in Moscow claims Russians ‘lack self worth’ because they failed to riot over Navalny court verdict |
| According to Grozny TV, Kadyrov also had an issue with the media describing Dzhumaev as Chechen. | According to Grozny TV, Kadyrov also had an issue with the media describing Dzhumaev as Chechen. |
| “Media headlines deliberately mentioned the nationality of Dzhumaev, which is not acceptable,” he said, stressing his belief that nobody in Chechnya supports Navalny, who he called a “disgraced oppositionist,” highlighting the activist’s anti-Chechen comments in the past. | “Media headlines deliberately mentioned the nationality of Dzhumaev, which is not acceptable,” he said, stressing his belief that nobody in Chechnya supports Navalny, who he called a “disgraced oppositionist,” highlighting the activist’s anti-Chechen comments in the past. |
| READ MORE: Chechen man arrested while fleeing to Latvian border after video of him fighting Russian riot police went viral over weekend | READ MORE: Chechen man arrested while fleeing to Latvian border after video of him fighting Russian riot police went viral over weekend |
| Last week, Dzhumaev was arrested in a forest near the Russia-Latvia border, allegedly carrying two compasses and a map. He was then taken by police to Moscow to be interrogated. | Last week, Dzhumaev was arrested in a forest near the Russia-Latvia border, allegedly carrying two compasses and a map. He was then taken by police to Moscow to be interrogated. |
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