The International Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the escalating crackdown on independent media in Azerbaijan and called on the authorities to stop persecuting journalists.
According to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, a traffic police officer has been found guilty of causing an accident in Grozny on January 16, in which Adam Kadyrov was allegedly injured. He is accused of failing to adequately block traffic for his motorcade.
According to journalists, on January 16, Adam Kadyrov, leading a motorcade, collided at high speed with a car that had driven on a green light. This occurred after the birthday celebration of Khamzat Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya's nephew.
Following the accident, Adam Kadyrov was taken to the Republican Hospital in Grozny and then to the Botkin Hospital in Moscow. His condition is stable. Three of his bodyguards were also reportedly hospitalized, one of whom allegedly suffered a spinal cord injury.
There has been no official comment from the Chechen authorities. Moreover, a video of a meeting with Adam Kadyrov was published on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel after the accident. However, experts concluded that the video was filmed before the incident.