Adviser to Shamil Basayev joined cultural figures
"United Russia" Abdul-Khakim Sultygov, a former adviser to Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya Shamil Basayev, and then the special representative of the Russian President for ensuring human rights and freedoms in Chechnya (removed from his post after the elections of Akhmat Kadyrov, because, as the Kremlin explained, he is now for Kadyrov is responsible for human rights in Chechnya), the venerable Abdul-Hakim added his voice to cultural figures urging President Putin to remain in office.