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According to the U.S. State Department, his wife Medni Kadyrova and daughters Aishat Kadyrova and Karina Kadyrova were subject to sanctions in 7031 (c), which means they cannot enter the United States.
“The decision is based on Kadyrov’s involvement in large-scale human rights abuses in the Chechen Republic,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
In response to the decision, Kadyrov posted a photo on his Telegram account, which poses with two automatic rifles: “Pompeo, we accept the challenge! From now on, everything will be even more interesting! “
A little later, he uploaded a video in which he filmed in Chechnya and invited Pompe to discover “who is violating what rights”.
On the VKontakte social media platform, R. Kadyrov raises the question of why sanctions have also been applied to his wife and children.
“What crimes did they commit? What rights have been violated? “Kadyrov asks, calling the United States” global schemers, liars, and provocateurs. “
The United States made the decision two weeks after two Russians were arrested in Austria for the murder of a Chechen dissident from Chechnya, Mamichan Umarov.
Kadyrov accused the unidentified “foreign security services” of trying to blame him for the crime.
In January 2020, Imran Aliev, the Chechen opposition leader with 135 stab wounds, was found in a hotel room in Lille, France.
In February, Tumso Abdurachmanov, a blogger criticizing Kadyrov, was attacked with a hammer in Sweden. Two Russians were arrested for the attempted murder.
Kadyrov, a faithful ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has ruled Chechnya since 2007.
More from Chechen leader Kadyrov after the United States put him on the blacklist of sanctions for human rights abuses:
“Pompeo, come on! It’s really beautiful here. Let’s talk and see who is violating what rights” pic.twitter.com/15YG0V43DF
– Francis Scarr (@ francska1) July 21, 2020
Kadyrov said this in response last night: “Pompeo, join the battle! It should get interesting!” pic.twitter.com/4z0B9NcUXL
– Mike Eckel (@Mike_Eckel) July 21, 2020
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