Shaitans can be calm

Publications on the persecution of gays in Chechnya were the "PR campaign" of Moscow journalists. This was stated by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov at the barbecue-Mashlyk passing in the formidable festival, Interfax reports .

Kadyrov also denied the existence of secret prisons in Chechnya. "Where did they get their argument about secret prisons? All human rights activists of the North Caucasus went to see, there is not a single such case. They (the media. - Ed.) They simply make advertising themselves," the head of the republic said.

“There would be no, to journalists, to ask for those corrupt shaitans so that they apologize to the Chechen people, kneel for the fact that they insulted, humiliated, accused. They came up with themselves, they themselves said, they themselves said,” RBC quotes .

The authors of materials about Chechnya work "for a penny of Western special services", the head of the republic said. "They want a war in Russia, they want the same as it was in Ukraine, in Ossetia, Egypt there, Libya. They must be driven away from our territory. To freely, calmly lives the people of Russia," Kadyrov said.

At the same time, Kadyrov said that nothing threatens reporters of Novaya Gazeta. According to him, the resolution on "retaliation" was adopted only in order to reassure the people. "The clergy adopted a resolution in order to reassure the people of the Chechen Republic. That yes, there are people who are uncultural, immoral. What we should be understood with these people if they can be called people. And there can be no danger," the head of Chechnya said.

On April 1 and 5, two articles by Elena Milashina on the brutal persecution of gays in Chechnya were published in Novaya. The journalist wrote about mass detentions, torture and murders of homosexuals. Then, several media outlets appeared evidence of the victims of persecution from Chechnya.

Chechen officials reacted extremely sharply to publication. Thus, the Mufti of Chechnya Salah Mezhiev said that the authors of publications on the persecution of homosexuals would suffer "Allah's retribution." Adam Shakhidov, adviser to Kadyrov on religious issues, said that Novaya Gazeta journalists will have to “ask for forgiveness on their knees” if they cannot prove the fact of persecution of homosexuals in the region. The head of the Chechen Minnationality, Dzhambulat Umarov, in appeal to the chief editor of the "new" Dmitry Muratov demanded an apology for publications .

In "New" they regarded statements made in Chechnya as a direct call for reprisal against journalists . On Monday, the press service of the Investigative Committee said that the department was checking information about threats to journalists of Novaya Gazeta and Echo of Moscow. At the same time, the press service noted that in the Investigative Committee of the Chechnya, "no appeals about the persecution of persons of non-traditional sexual orientation were received." Nevertheless, on Tuesday, Milashin reported that the TFR began to verify the facts of gay persecution in Chechnya published by the publication.

On Monday, Kadyrov said that a " massive information attack " is being conducted on Chechnya. “The most unworthy methods and forms are used, reality is distorted, attempts are made to denigrate our society, way of life, traditions and customs,” Kadyrov wrote. “People without shame and conscience will always speak the language of lies and slander.”

On Wednesday, Kadyrov, at a meeting with Vladimir Putin , called the "provocative" articles "about the Chechen Republic, about the people, about the events that we allegedly occur, detentions." “These are such unconfirmed facts around the republic two to three times a year, and since the beginning of the year this is the first situation in this format,” the head of Chechnya said.

On Thursday, the presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Kadyrov assured the head of state at a meeting with Putin that there can be no talk of any threats to journalists about the situation in the republic. At the same time, Peskov noted that the media reports themselves about the alleged persecution of persons of non -traditional sexual orientation in Chechnya are not confirmed.