21:00, 11 May 2009

Isa Yamadaev: authorities of Chechnya are guilty of attempting Sulim and killing Ruslan

Isa Yamadaev has expressed his confidence that President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov stood behind the attempt on his brother, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion Sulim Yamadaev, and the murder of his other brother, ex-deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Ruslan Yamadaev. Now Isa is afraid for his life too.

"I'm the next one in the liquidation list," said Isa Yamadaev in his interview to the British newspaper "The Times". According to his version, the authorities wanted to kill his brothers, because they refused to obey the Chechen President.

"Sulim was several times warned that he should better leave Russia, and he decided to 'lay low'. We were told that Kadyrov's people sent a team of killers to liquidate him," said Isa and added that Sulim had also predicted his own death after Ruslan's murder.

The newspaper writes that Isa Yamadaev, now living near Moscow, tries to go out as seldom as possible; he always has firearms in hand; blinds on windows are always down; and several armed bodyguards are always on duty behind the next door.