Chechen Internet users discuss Ramzan Kadyrov's disease

Instagram users argued about the reasons for the Ramzan Kadyrov's decision to appoint a successor amid the absence of the timely official explanations.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on January 15, it became known that on January 13, Ramzan Kadyrov appointed government chairman Muslim Khuchiev the acting leader of Chechnya for the period of his temporary incapacity to work.

Ramzan Kadyrov is undergoing treatment "requiring medical procedures," reported Alvi Karimov, the press secretary for the leader of Chechnya.

On January 15, the Instagram public account "About Chechnya and Others" posted a report on the temporary incapacity to work of the Chechen leader under the heading reading: "Ramzan Kadyrov is incapable of work or removed from office?"

Author of the post recalled that on the same day, Vladimir Putin removed from office Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and dismissed the government. According to the author of the post, amid the above, the decision of Ramzan Kadyrov "looks even more suspicious."

As at 11:25 Moscow time a.m., 272 comments were left under the post. Their authors made various assumptions concerning the reasons for the Ramzan Kadyrov's decision.

"I don't like all of that: Ramzan Kadyrov is leaving, and the Russian government has resigned," wrote, in particular, user kantemir_e. "Ramzan Kadyrov will replace Dmitry Medvedev," suggested user han05sh.

"He will get a post of minister in the new government... For example, the post of the minister of internal affairs... or the deputy prime minister," suggested user mmuurraadd1975.

"He is probably on vacation. He is also a human being," objected user ibragimov_y505op. "Did he take sick leave?" user dr_shama178 wrote his version. "Nothing unusual, he just took sick leave for a couple of days," suggested user nik_raptor.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on January 16, 2019 at 11:27 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.