Akhmad Kadyrov Quotes (17 Quotes)

I always said that Wahhabism is unacceptable for the Chechen nation.

I have to say that elections, even in the most peaceful region, always make the hardest time for regional state institutions, including security structures.

People took part in the referendum because they were tired of the war. They are afraid of talking about it out loud, but they have shown exactly where they stand: Yes, we want peace, and we want to be a part of Russia.

One has to work for years and decades, to conduct negotiations, to stand for positions and points of view, to jointly develop a civilized view on the administrative and state organization of Chechnya.

It goes without saying that the election is necessary. However, the situation in the republic is not simple because of the military regime.

In 2001-2002, I told the president that the election was supposed to take place when the war was over, at a time when we could return to peaceful life. We agreed upon that. However, I can see now that the election cannot be delayed any longer.

I grew up in a very religious family. I could read the Qu'ran easily at the age of five.

The attempted assassinations against me were not accidental.

Second, they are very trusting people - I am saying this to you as a Chechen man. We trust everyone else, but we do not trust each other.

Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996.

There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance.

That is why I came to conclusion that the election must take place, so that the republic can have a government. If I were to say that everything will change for the better immediately, that would not be true. The struggle will continue for a long time.

We need a strong police force - the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Chechnya. We have to get rid of the traitors who have managed to penetrate into the law-enforcement department.

In the police force, two, three, five traitors are detected who are really working for someone else. When we cleanse the police of them, the problem will be simplified a lot. Terrorists will have no one to contact - they will be left without informers.

One has to nurture a new generation, to raise children in the spirit of Islam.

Criminals were coming to Chechnya from all over the world - they did not have a place in their own countries. But they could live perfectly well in Chechnya.

The people have already determined Chechnya's status at the referendum - it is a unit of the Russian Federation. Its political status is not to be discussed any more.