Full Interview: Ramzan Kadyrov the leader of Chechnya - BBC News


Plus into the street from st. mark mother ish how popular is football in. Chechnya yeah taxi boom she their new bill football you know. I can remember that I always loved football and played it but we had the kind of childhood there wasn't much time for football but now after a smack Khedira came to power he created our football team today and we started playing and playing well as I said we won the Russian Cup and competed in the European Cup on us. It's very popular you could say we've got the most visited Stadium in Russia everyone loves our team automat everyone is glad to see the World Cup taking place in Russia every door champion Adam either when the Egyptian national team arrived and made their first appearance at the stadium over 8,000 fans came to city resolutely there were many who wanted to come but we only allowed that many in Chechnya we love sports especially football support just master football the Russia the World Cup is an opportunity to improve its image on the international stage the Chechnya what opportunity does it give image the national program in reality Russia has a good image. It's just that our enemies don't like the fact that we are a great power that our economy and society are getting stronger storm. We've obviously tried to create a bad aura around our country the fact that Russia hosted an Olympic Games at the highest level. And that we wanted to host the World Cup there were many that opposed this but nevertheless justice was done and Russia is hosting the football World Cup. You've cross it's an important event of political terms to the Egyptian team is based here. It includes some of the top players from European clubs and what the Europeans in the Americans say about us certain countries amid a currency predominate. Thank you again. That claim there is lawlessness here that human rights are violated in fact so many people come here and so many tourists tourists of and they see that. Chechnya is the calmest region the most prosperous and the fastest developing in all respects and this is again proof that the media of certain Western European countries blatantly lie or for me is that you would appear skewed on what they say about us is all lies rubbish and nonsense.

Chechnya is ready to receive guests to destroy our enemies and to move forward. That's the kind of Republic. We are the kind of region the kind of people that show you spirit. Okay on us decoding. Tell me about the moments that you met most solid yeah mining that. I went to the hotel like a Muslim brother. We were introduced. He's a great guy this jacket as yours no well is Norton Butler totally calm and he's religious he's no prima donna. I like him as a person and as a footballer everyone knows his name so I'm very glad he is living here and training in this region. I spoken to everyone in the training team and the club management and the embassy. I've spoken to the Egyptian ambassador to see what they need here. And what conditions they like everything here. They couldn't ask for more. That also makes me happy. Your critics say that you used masala for political propaganda for self-promotion that's a gym see LM not murdered on negro everyone has played here Maradona has played here at the earth mat arena. Stadium a world team played here many famous people. Mr. dam should be los political. We don't try to play politics with this. It's our enemies who are paid to write articles who sell out the interests of their country and people for money so that's two interests in the road they have always existed and always will. I didn't invite masala or the Egyptian team. They chose us themselves. We created the necessary conditions and they chose our region. FIFA UEFA asked them questions. They were dealing with that not me. I created the conditions here so that we can invite guests. I created the necessary security conditions here so that our enemies wouldn't look our way is a fastness for the you honest table we so our enemies don't like this but our friends are happy with them all but I got it sir.

Tell me about the arena the stadium the ahkamaat arena arena. You should mothership akhmad. Kadyrov the head of the chechen republic wrote a letter to President Putin who issued a resolution and outlined a program for the future as mat arena. Stadium the loots a virtual program. We'll be posting a video from our country we've heard already we passed royal history on and after the death of akhmad. Kadyrov we continued this and built the stadium a friendly match was organized between the Russian national team and I can remember which country played against them so that's figured Allah we put every leave and we've had Russia cup games that are ahkamat arena all teams come here and play with our team at mat. All conditions have been created everyone who comes here and sees the conditions of the pitch and all the structure it's all been built to the higher standard swore interacademy. Samar Paula you bonus Thor and this shows once again that footballers from Liverpool Manchester and other clubs. They say that it's an excellent stadium the best arena. They've seen my chest. I've only and you go that you talk at litany study on would share idea negativity. What else can I say welcome. We're ready to greet people here. I myself love playing although I'm not very good at it but I like it anyway. No no nobody look at. That bar. Wouldn't get it so no we're gonna live which is born in me don't we. I would love our team to win the World Cup. We spoke about. Russia's image what about the image of Chechnya because once again critics say extrajudicial executions forced disappearance of opponents persecution of homosexuals. These are the allegations made against you in. Chechnya is this true. Did we deploy to go at animal. Charity to slim. Could that be the rules on the diplomatist rally with people who stay silent about Jerusalem when unarmed people are shot they are silent about whole countries being destroyed like Syria Iraq.

Libya the movie anything you might able to show sober. Kuwait Qatar wanted us. Why did they say nothing about this. Why do they go on about. Chechnya and what proof do they have. I don't pay any attention the dog barks but the caravan really aren't you - felicity julik II by statistic you let's take a look so they can see if they're right people who write these things allows us. I don't even consider them. We have 1 million four hundred thousand people living here and statistics and forecast shows that we have the best conditions the happiest people living in Grozny the best conditions in the social sphere and for people's private lives the list each skin. Napoleon among the leaders. For this it's the safest region in terms of street crime terrorism. What else do they want. Paris attacks are carried out in Europe in the West. Everyday people are killed rapist we have no rape yet king of slow and his name will be. What did you call it some sort of sexuality. We don't know that word we have a different view on life a different mentality. We don't talk about the word isn't said pink people green people normally tell you the Katori polish la capilla. We didn't talk about gay. It's all made up invented by people who were paid a pittance by Western European security services. He worried a bowl ahead. Houdini chant of Europa and by so-called they made all this up and then they send me to Europe people of different nationalities they collect all the riffraff in Moscow and send them on boom they get money for protecting the rights of Chechen. We don't have a single one. It's all made out worth it. Some people have left the Republic gone to Syria to Europe. Run away from home. There have been cases straight away. They started spreading rumors and playing politics machine immersed in the gentian attention as you walk me here with me so back at. Sbrocco we don't have anything like that here. Take a look yourself here. A man is a man. A woman is a woman an animal is an animal and a dog is a dog.

That's how it should be that's how we do more. Abuja tradition infinity we don't violate human rights and people who say we do should first try to understand the Chechen people. I didn't make up our traditions and accustomed our mentality. They are hundreds of years old. Shouldn't you win the sealy really deep when. Chechens didn't have laws every year. The elders would gather people together and issue a judgment and they would live according to that judgment for the whole year and then they would meet again the following year and say this is how we're live. We all means a shape. We need a pond a medium. We are the most peace-loving friendly people but when they don't leave us alone. We know how to defend ourselves. We don't attack people we get on with our lives. We're building a republic you were here in 2005 you thought it was like then now look at it yes look at the center of God look at any time ask any Chechen a question if there's something they don't like I bear responsibility for that. So it's all rubbish our people are the most law-abiding and we do not break the laws and the rules the ones who don't understand at all what human rights and freedom of the individual are is Western European countries destroy horsetails. They try to take to us how we should live. Yep food is a key. Anam will see beyond their wooded body other we know let them sort their own house out across the ocean here we live on the territory of the Russian Federation where the law prevails - Chansey. Nice no one here would allow us to break the law. Chechens don't allow themselves to be treated badly every family every clan and looks after its own yes stably we would be where literally idiot. I'm not afraid of power. If we kill destroyed violated people's rights we would be asked about this which is food cultura. I did say AB which we still have our culture you know a clan is made up of more than 100 that's a whole battalion. We know how to defend our honor but they learn way more.

Jim it's that so chase the story it took it but what if it's Oliver corridor and some clan is how 500-600 just imagine if we were to take away. Their people violate their rights. They wouldn't allow it they would say to us no idea was. Newton absolutely explain yourselves. Why did you do this. According to what laws who allowed you. We still live like our ancestors first and foremost we don't violate our religion our customs and then there's the law of the Russian Federation. Chechens accepted Islam because it absolutely adheres to our traditions all. Chechnya is the only nation which accepts Islam voluntarily without to be the Whaley and our customs and traditions are also contained within the law of the Russian Federation so we are happy living with the fact that we are Muslims and tensions. And we won't let anyone mess with this storm. We you today. I'm so much in the minority Chancery in the community puzzle William de gratz assignment.