By the arm with the lord

Anastasia Kirilenko - about an unequal marriage

To the exclusive video "Life -Yuz" about the Chechen "wedding of the century" - the minor Louise Goylabieva with the head of the local police department, Zauda Guchigov - the question: if the wedding is voluntary, why does the person nicknamed the Lord, Magomed Daudov, along with Adam Delimkhanov, employees of Ramzan Kadyrov? Political scientist Ruslan Kutaev, who is daring in prison, daring to raise the now prohibited topic of the Stalinist deportation of Chechens, describes Magomed Daudov as one of the two people who beat him and tried.

Here are the words of Igor Kalyapin, human rights activist from the Committee against torture, about this “relative” by Goylabieva, who participated in the trial of Kutaev last year: “Mr. Daudov, having seen the“ new ”reports, which was not entirely desirable for him, he simply appeared to the court and frightened all the participants in the trial from the prosecution. He appeared on the process as a witness, while the judge, the prosecutors and bailiffs jumped up at the stand, and Daudov, the judge stopped even to observe decency.

I think that the appearance of Magomed Daudov by the arm with Louise Goylabieva is what you need to know about the "voluntary" wedding of the century. It is strange that Ramzan Kadyrov, who accused Novaya Gazeta journalist of interfering in the personal life of “two loving people”, does not see problems in broadcasting a wedding on the Lifeniyuz TV channel. Someone even raises the face of the unfortunate person with his hand-they say, “look into the camera”-although according to the Chechen tradition, the bride should demonstrate modesty and not smile, not look at others, but gaze. It is not customary to demonstrate love in public. But this, apparently, looked too killed.

It may even seem that the poor thing, looking at the floor, shows a hidden protest. Yes, there is no protest, everything is already cleaned. Also, from one of the Grozny psychiatric clinics, a portrait of Ramzan Kadyrov and the sign "Together in a bright future" were removed - so as not to encourage unnecessary associations. Well, at least a couple was not forced to kiss for demonstration of happiness exclusively for the "life", according to the Russian tradition. After all, Chechnya is Russia, in any case, the Russian army is present in the republic.

In modern Chechnya, officials cover permissiveness with Islam and traditions, although Islam and traditions prohibit coercion marriages. The “abduction of the bride” may take place, but the groom must find the opportunity to make sure that the bride will not mind. Popures of the Russian proverb, we can say that in some Russian regions, "Islam is drawn up."

Anastasia Kirilenko - Parisian journalist