Chechen chief Ramzan Kadyrov appointed his 17-year-old son Adam to function “curator” of the regional department of Russia’s Inside Ministry, state media in Chechnya reported Monday.
The broadcaster Vesti Chechnya aired photos of Adam Kadyrov, who grew to become 17 in November, chairing an Inside Ministry assembly ahead of uniformed law enforcement officials, along Chechen Inside Minister Aslan Iraskhanov.
Adam Kadyrov, who has gained no less than 16 state awards, used to be additionally proven appointing new police chiefs and distributing state honors.
Since 2023, Adam Kadyrov has served as his father’s best bodyguard and an observer for a rifle battalion underneath the Russian Protection Ministry. Previous that yr, at age 15, he used to be filmed assaulting a Russian youngster jailed for allegedly burning a Quran.
Adam Kadyrov’s appointment follows reporting through the investigative outlet IStories remaining week that his father’s ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin have grown strained. The Kremlin reportedly was suspicious of the Chechen chief after studying of alleged secret conferences between him and Heart Jap officers.
Ramzan Kadyrov, 48, has dominated Chechnya with vast autonomy since 2007 in change for loyalty to the Kremlin. In step with IStories, he used to be suspected of conserving “unauthorized” discussions about securing his circle of relatives and belongings, most likely in preparation for stepping down because of his allegedly worsening well being.
