HRC refuses to publish report on Kadyrov's statements

The report of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on the statement of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, will be presented personally to President Putin, to avoid unnecessary discussions, said Evgeny Bobrov, Deputy Chairman of the Council.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on January 12, Ramzan Kadyrov said that the non-systemic opposition should be treated "as public enemies and traitors," who are trying to stagger the situation in Russia. Human rights defenders, opposition leaders, the Russian Ombudsman, and intellectuals have sharply criticized the statement made by the Chechen leader on January 12. On January 18, Maxim Reznik, an MP from Saint Petersburg, filed to the General Prosecutor's Office an appeal with a request to verify the Ramzan Kadyrov's statement for extremism. On January 19 the HRC stated its intention to send Kadyrov's words about "people's enemies" to examination.

"The report will be confidential; we'll submit it to President Putin – this not the place for PR. At least until he decides to announce the results of our work, we won't publish anything", Evgeny Bobrov said today.

According to his story, the statements of the head of Chechnya have been sent to the linguistic expertise. "It's difficult to say how long it'll take – there are so many materials that maybe only part of them will be examined," Mr Bobrov said.

The HRC is not going to change its approach to the analysis of Kadyrov's statements in the context with the statement of Dmitry Peskov, Mr Putin's press secretary.

Let us remind you that today Dmitry Peskov has commented on Kadyrov's statements about the non-systemic opposition, calling not to escalate the situation.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.