Chechnya's Human Rights Commissioner, Mansur Soltayev, has called on Marina Akhmedova, a member of the Russian Presidential Council for Human Rights, to apologize for her critical remarks about Akhmat commander Apti Alaudinov, whom she called "the most talkative general."

Soltayev expressed surprise at Akhmedova's remarks and suggested that they could fall under the statute for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The ombudsman believes her statements are "unacceptable and unfair," and he would consider it "wise" for her to apologize to Alaudinov.

Akhmedova's criticism stemmed from a video posted by Alaudinov, which features a girl in a stylized military uniform reading a poem dedicated to the Akhmat commander against a backdrop of a flag with Chechen symbols. Akhmedova expressed outrage at the "Islamic messages" delivered by the "presumably Russian girl" and condemned Alaudinov for his "need for attention of any kind."

In response, Alaudinov published a video in which he discussed "internal enemies of the Russian Federation" located in various Russian organizations and agencies, calling his critics "representatives of a brothel, judging a combat general."

Marina Akhmedova recently made a particularly Islamophobic attack. She condemned a passenger on the Novosibirsk-Belgorod train who was praying because, according to her, a woman and children riding next to him in a compartment car were frightened by his actions.

"The children were frightened and didn't understand what the man was doing. But the man didn't pay attention to anyone, wasn't embarrassed by anything, not by the children, not by the communal car. Even the Prophet Muhammad allowed himself to postpone prayer when he found the circumstances unsuitable. But here, everything suits the man: the embarrassment of the people, the fear of the children, and even the place where he slept," Akhmedova explained.