It was no secret before either: the money is simply being squeezed out of Chechen public-sector employees by underpaying their wages, but the details are staggering:

It is no surprise that Kadyrov is so determined to protect Geremeyev, and that neither the FSB nor the Investigative Committee was able to question him. After all, he not only arranges murders, he also collects tribute from ordinary people.

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