Akhmad Kadyrov Quotes
"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."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Countries, World)
"I always said that Wahhabism is unacceptable for the Chechen nation."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: 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."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Time, Elections, Security, State)
"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."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Force, Police, Will)
"Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Military, Troops)
"One has to nurture a new generation, to raise children in the spirit of Islam."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Islam, Children, Spirit)
"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."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Work, State, Years)
"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."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Peace, War, People, Russia, Talking, Want)
"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."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Change, Time, Government, Struggle, Will)
"The attempted assassinations against me were not accidental."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
"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."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: People)
"There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Enemy)
"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."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Force, Law, Police)
"I grew up in a very religious family. I could read the Qu'ran easily at the age of five."
- Akhmad Kadyrov
(Related: Age, Family, Religious)