Human rights activists and cultural figures wrote an appeal to the Investigative Committee demanding to open a criminal case against the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov for the threats addressed to Elena Milashina, according to “Novaya Gazeta”. Earlier, the journalist criticized the policy of the Republican leadership in the fight against coronavirus.
In the letter signed left, including writers Lyudmila Ulitskaya and Dmitry Bykov, actress Liya Akhedzhakova, animator Harry Bardin, the Director of “human rights memorial” Alexander Cherkasov. Just over 100 people.
Activists reminded the investigators that people, that previously were threats voiced by the leadership of Chechnya, as a rule later become victims of the attack.
“Now, Kadyrov threatened to kill targeted “Novaya Gazeta” and its correspondent Yelena Milashina, because the threats were a response to her article,” – said in the article “Novaya Gazeta”.
April 12, as reported by the “Rambler”, published an article by Elena Milashina, who accused the Republic’s authorities that they treat people infected with the coronavirus as terrorists, so that they are forced to die at home.
Kadyrov reacted to the material on his Instagram page, saying that “the New newspaper” under the guise of freedom of speech, disseminates “false myths”. Also, the head of the Chechen Republic do not exclude that the response to the article can become aggressive action on the part of citizens.
