Kadyrov banned Muslim clergy from burying those responsible for drunken road accidents

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has banned the Muslim clergy in the region from burying drivers who are responsible for road accidents while intoxicated, reports . TASS

“If a drunk driver caused an accident, died or killed a person, religious figures will not deal with his funeral and reconciliation issues. Society must understand that this person intentionally committed a crime. He committed a terrorist act,” Kadyrov said.

He also noted that he did not prohibit the sale of alcohol in the republic, since “he can only advise.”

“We will not tighten the sale and cannot, because according to the law we do not have the right, and then we can use religion, our customs, mentality,” he said.

Earlier on November 30 , it became known that all holders of 14 licenses to sell alcohol in the region refused to sell alcohol after a meeting with the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament Magomed Daudov. In a conversation with RIA Novosti, Daudov also assured that entrepreneurs “voluntarily abandoned their activities.”

“After the meeting with Daudov, almost all owners of stores selling wine and vodka products refused their issued licenses. According to our information, the authorities promise to help them repurpose their business. This was confirmed by Magomed Mustafinov, director of the department of economics, trade and consumer market of the Ministry of Economic Development. Now this issue, according to him, is under discussion,” reported the publication “Caucasus. Realities."

The meeting with Daudov took place after the accident, which was caused by the allegedly drunk Alam Khodzhaev. Seven people died in the accident; male relatives of Khodzhaev, according to the Kyrgyz Republic, left the republic.

Since 2009, Kadyrov’s decree has been in effect in Chechnya, allowing the sale of alcohol only from 08:00 to 10:00, and during the days of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, the sale of alcohol is prohibited around the clock. Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote that in connection with such sales rules, clandestine sales of alcohol are common in the region.