Chechen authorities forgive refugee who spoke about his homosexuality
The Chechen authorities “do not hold a grudge” against Movsar Eskerkhanov, who fled the republic, who said that he is gay. This was reported to TASS by the Minister of National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information of Chechnya Dzhambulat Umarov. “In the Chechen Republic they act quite harshly only in relation to obvious enemies, in relation to traitors, those people who, behind the backs of sick, deceived people, are trying to harm their own people.