Alikhan Tsakaev, the Chechnya minister of emergency situations, was detained by traffic police in Dagestan near the Gerzel checkpoint. Reports from the Russian VCHK-OGPU Telegram channel and NIYSO indicate that Tsakaev was stopped for driving while intoxicated. Following the incident, three vehicles from the Chechnya's Akhmat special unit arrived at the scene, where they reportedly threatened Dagestan police with weapons to release Tsakaev. Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, claimed the detention was unjustified, stating Tsakaev was off-duty and not in violation of any rules, suggesting a targeted provocation.
Ramzan Kadyrov commented on this incident, stating that a group of individuals attempted to detain Tsakaev without justification, despite him not violating any rules, as he was off-duty and without official documents or uniform. It appears to be a targeted provocation against… https://t.co/CcIFK1cGSO
The head of Chechnya’s Emergency Situations Ministry was forcibly detained by traffic police in the neighbouring North Caucasus republic of Dagestan for driving while intoxicated, Telegram channel NIYSO reported on Wednesday. Law enforcement officers from Chechnya arrived on the… https://t.co/oliEmsdPi9
Russian VCHK-OGPU Telegram channel reports further details of the accident. It says that three vehicles marked as Akhmat special unit (from Chechnya) arrived to the site and demanded they get the detained minister. They reportedly threatened Dagestan police with weapons and took… https://t.co/s2p3YreVki https://t.co/P4BOFMA1K5
Chechnya minister of emergency situations was detained in Russian Dagestan. Russian media report that over the weekend, Alikhan Tsakaev’s car was stopped by Dagestan traffic police officers in the area of the Gerzel checkpoint. The minister refused to comply with the… https://t.co/srbxRmwkUt
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