GROZNY, July 17 (RIA Novosti) - Chechen...
in May 2004.Kadyrov and his personal security service have frequently been accused of abductions by human rights groups. His critics have also claimed he has encouraged a "cult of personality" in the republic.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed claims that Kadyrov was behind the murder as "primitive."
"As for the theories, I believe that those who committed this crime expected that the theories most primitive and unacceptable to the authorities would be put forward immediately," Medvedev said on Thursday at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Munich.
Medvedev also said "it is obvious that her murder was directly connected with her professional activities."
Russia"s North Caucasus has seen an upsurge in violence in recent months, despite the Kremlin"s decision to end its 10-year counter terrorism operation in Chechnya.
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