St. Petersburg businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said that he considers it his duty to help the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, in legal proceedings with Novaya Gazeta. The reason for this was the publication of unreliable materials by the publication.
On March 14, a publication appeared on the pages of Novaya Gazeta about alleged extrajudicial killings of residents of Chechnya. Journalists claim that they interviewed Suleiman Gezmakhmaev, a former employee of the patrol police service regiment named after. Akhmat Kadyrov.
Akhmed Dudayev, who holds the post of Minister of Information and Press of Chechnya, said that the Novaya Gazeta material is slander. At the same time, the Chechen military turned to Vladimir Putin, noting the need to pay attention to the published materials.
Yevgeny Prigozhin emphasized that he has great respect for the honor of Russian officers and the merits of the regiment. That is why the businessman offered the head of Chechnya free assistance from his lawyers.
“Dear Ramzan Akhmatovich, Novaya Gazeta disseminated false information discrediting the honor and dignity of the Akhmat Kadyrov Police Patrol Service Regiment. “I consider such publications by Novaya Gazeta unacceptable and criminal,” - stressed Prigogine.
Ramzan Kadyrov previously stated that Novaya Gazeta journalists work under the patronage of Western intelligence services. According to him, the magazine’s employees “discredit the honor and dignity of thousands of fighters who sacrificed their lives and health in the fight against international terrorism.”