While in pretrial custody before his first sentence, Zhuravel was beaten by the 15-year-old son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-appointed strongman leader of the mostly Muslim region of Chechnya ...
Kenes Rakishev is known for his friendship with other influential political figures, such as Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who is also on international sanctions lists in the US, EU and UK ...