Kadyrov: Russian citizen executed by ISIL was Chechen
MOSCOW. Dec 3 (Interfax) - Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya in Russia's North Caucasus, has confirmed reports that the Russian citizen murdered by the Islamic State (ISIL) group was a native of Chechnya.
"Yes, this Russian citizen was a Chechen. He was beheaded," Kadyrov told reporters on Thursday.
There is no confirmation that this man was a member of ISIL and was working for them, he said.
"I do not believe in this. He was sitting there with such an expression as though he had been set up. As if they had told him that they would now film him and then would let him go," Kadyrov said.
"The Chechens remember, know this and will not leave it at that. Those who slaughtered our citizen and who threaten the security of our state will not live long. We will launch them into eternity and will give them a one-way ticket," the Chechen leader said.