A member of the Presidential Human Rights Council was outraged by Kadyrov’s action. At the same time, her superiors actually approved it.

“I’m sending a request right now, I believe that now we have video evidence of the crime. This fact is not disputed by anyone. Now there is a video, the identity of the person who commits the crime is obvious. I believe that the investigation should take appropriate measures.” This was reported by member of the Human Rights Council under the President Eva Merkacheva. According to her, this video is a challenge to the entire legal system of Russia. In a particular region they showed that they can commit crimes and nothing will happen to them for it.

At the same time, the chairman of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia, Valery Fadeev, called the burning of the Koran a “serious crime” and expressed hope that a fair decision will be made against the accused. Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova called the destruction of sacred books a “socially dangerous act” that “cannot go unpunished.” She added that “no matter what terrible crime a person has committed, he must certainly be held in accordance with the rules established by law.”

The Kremlin did not comment on the situation with the beating of Nikita Zhuravel by the son of Ramzan Kadyrov. “I don’t want to,” Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

The day before, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video in which his 15-year-old son Adam beats Nikita Zhuravel, accused of setting the Koran on fire. “I beat him and did the right thing... Without exaggeration, yes, I am proud of Adam’s action,” Kadyrov wrote.