Ramzan Kadyrov’s 15-year-old son Adam awarded Hero of Chechnya title after assaulting defenseless detainee in jail
Adam Kadyrov, the 15-year-old son of the Chechen Governor Ramzan Kadyrov, has been awarded the Hero of Chechnya title.
The teen is being honored with a state award days after a public scandal erupted when Ramzan Kadyrov published a video of Adam brutally assaulting a defenseless man held in a Chechen jail. Kadyrov said he was proud of his son’s actions.
An uproar around Kadyrov, Jr.
- Grozny police decline to investigate Ramzan Kadyrov’s son for beating defenseless prisoner
- Problems, solved Ramzan Kadyrov met on camera with Vladimir Putin — to tell him that all is well in Chechnya. Neither his health nor his son Adam’s recent behavior were mentioned.
- Kadyrov’s youngest son takes to Instagram to respond to criticism following video of him beating prisoner
- Man arrested after picketing in support of prisoner who was beaten by Ramzan Kadyrov’s son
- ‘Spitting in the face of the law’ Russian officials and public figures respond to the video of Kadyrov’s son beating a detained man
- Chechen state TV poll shows growing support for Adam Kadyrov’s attack on defenseless prisoner
- After Ramzan Kadyrov posted video of his son beating detainee, human rights advocate Eva Merkacheva demands action from Russia’s justice system
- Kremlin spokesman Peskov dodges press questions about Ramzan Kadyrov’s health, says Putin administration ‘can hardly be expected’ to comment
- Ramzan Kadyrov appears in video on his Telegram channel as rumors spread of him being in ‘critical condition’
The victim being beaten in the footage is Nikita Zhuravel, a man awaiting trial for allegedly desecrating a Quran.
Human rights advocates have demanded a response to Adam Kadyrov’s behavior from the Russian law-enforcement system.
Today, the State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov announced that Kadyrov, Jr., was being honored as “a shining example of an exceptionally competent, well-educated, and purposeful young man” who displayed leadership qualities from a very young age and “never wasted any time.”
Delimkhanov also pointed out that Adam Kadyrov has been exceptionally successful in sports. Meduza has previously written about his track record as a mixed martial arts fighter.