Kadyrov's subordinate may be involved in the attack on Milashina and Nemov

Close associate of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, police chief at Grozny airport Magomed Gabaev may be involved in the attack on journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov. This was reported by the telegram channel of the Cheka-OGPU.

According to the source, earlier Gabaev organized attacks in Chechnya on women who walked with their heads uncovered. They were shot with paintball guns. Gabaev was also involved in the hunt for fortune-tellers, in particular, he could be involved in the kidnapping of a fortune-teller from North Ossetia, Rimma Gagloeva, whose body was never found.

On July 4, it became known about an attack in Grozny on journalist Milashina and lawyer Nemov. The attackers were 10-12 masked men.

The victims were on their way to the last court session in the case of Zarema Musayeva, who was forcibly taken from Nizhny Novgorod to Grozny by security forces from Chechnya. Both received serious injuries and fractures.

 

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