The Chechen
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About The Chechen
Anna Politkovskaya: Russian convicted of journalist murder gets pardon
... But her pieces, which were highly critical of President Vladimir Putin, then serving his second term, and The Chechen leadership, angered many in authority...
Chechnya Milashina attack: Armed thugs beat up Russian journalist and lawyer
... Musayeva s three sons all fled Chechnya after they spoke out online about The Chechen leader s human rights abuses...
Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war?
... He has played a major role in Russian military campaigns ever since he commanded an army in The Chechen War of 1999, and he was at the forefront of military planning for Ukraine too, overseeing pre-war military drills in Belarus...
Ukraine war: Mystery over Chechen commander reported wounded in Ukraine
... Ukrainian sources have referred to an unconfirmed attack on The Chechen Akmat paramilitary in the coastal city of Prymorsk, a long way from the front line in the southern Zaporizhzhia region...
Putin can't escape fallout from Russian retreat in Ukraine
... The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of mercenary group Wagner, have been vocal critics of Russia s military leadership...
Putin allies who criticise Russia's war machine
... The Chechen leader said on social media that Gen Lapin should be stripped of his rank and " sent to the frontline as a private"...
Ukraine war: Russian glee at missile flurry after Crimea bridge attack
... The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who had been furiously criticising Russia s defence ministry for weeks, has pronounced himself "100% happy"...
Chechen leader vows to send teenage sons to frontline
... He also took aim at those " empty-worded" people who claimed The Chechen leader s loved-ones were not taking part in the military operation in Ukraine...
Anna Politkovskaya: Russian convicted of journalist murder gets pardon
By Robert PlummerBBC News
One of The Men convicted over the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been pardoned after fighting in Ukraine, his lawyer says.
Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, a former Moscow Police Officer , was jailed for 20 years at a trial in 2014.
But his lawyer, Alexei Mikhalchik, said he had now received a presidential pardon after completing a six-month military contract.
He was one of five people convicted of The Crime .
Ms Politkovskaya, an investigative reporter and vocal critic of Russia's war in Chechnya, was shot in a lift in her block of flats.
Her reporting for Novaya Gazeta newspaper won international renown for her dogged investigation of Russian abuses in Chechnya.
But her pieces, which were highly critical of President Vladimir Putin , then serving his second term, and The Chechen leadership, angered many in authority.
Khadzhikurbanov was found guilty of providing logistical support for the murder.
" As a Special Forces fighter, [Khadzhikurbanov] was invited to sign a contract to participate in the special military operation, " his lawyer told AFP.
" When The Contract expired, he was pardoned by presidential decree. "
The Russian defence ministry has been recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, apparently Taking Over from the Wagner mercenary group which was The First to adopt The Practice Last Year .
At the murder trial in 2014, for pulling The Trigger .
His uncle Lom-Ali Gaitukayev, one of those found guilty of organising Ms Politkovskaya's murder, was also jailed For Life .
Makhmudov's Two Brothers , Dzhabrail and Ibragim, were sentenced to 14 and 12 years in a penal colony.
It has never been determined who ordered The Killing .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
