Kadyrov’s son was awarded the second most important Order of Tatarstan

The 15-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, Adam Kadyrov, was awarded the second most important Order of Tatarstan “Duslyk” – “for a significant contribution to the strengthening of inter-ethnic and inter-confessional peace and harmony”.

The order was personally presented to Kadyrov Jr. by the head of Tatarstan, Rustam Mynnykhanov. The video of the ceremony was published on their social networks by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his closest associate, State Duma deputy Adam Delymkhanov, who is also the uncle of the awardee.

“Undoubtedly, this high award is another confirmation of the extraordinary abilities and bright talents of our dear nephew Adam Ramzanovich! From a very young age, he has shown himself to be a determined, exceptionally competent and courageous man,” wrote Delymkhanov.

The awarding of Adam Kadyrov with the Tatar Order “Duslyk” happened after a week earlier, Azat Khamaev, deputy of the State Council of Tatarstan, was publicly outraged by awarding the 15-year-old son of Ramzan Kadyrov the title of Hero of Chechnya for beating a man. Later, Khamaev apologized “for his emotional statement”, which, as he put it, “could harm relations between brotherly peoples”.

• At the end of September, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on his Telegram channel, in which his son Adam beats 19-year-old Nikita Zhuravel, who is in a pre-trial detention center on charges of burning the Koran. Kadyrov Sr. approved these actions.
• The video caused a public outcry, but the law enforcement agencies did not react to the situation in any way, did not even explain why an outsider was able to get into the pre-trial detention center and beat the arrested person. The press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, asked not to ask him any questions related to the incident. Only two deputies of the State Duma, Yevgeny Popov and Vladyslav Davankov, condemned the action of Kadyrov’s son. They, however, did not call to punish the ego.
• On October 6, Ramzan Kadyrov awarded his 15-year-old son the highest award of Chechnya – the title of Hero of the Republic, and ten days later he again published a video of Zhuravel’s beating on the Internet, calling Adam Kadyrov a “hero of all Muslims.” At the same time, the court in Chechnya extended Nikita Zhuravel’s term of stay in pre-trial detention center until April 20, 2024. In the photographs from the meeting, traces of beatings were visible on the accused’s face.