A funeral for the commander of a Russian Defense Ministry battalion in Chechnya, Sulim Yamadayev, will be held on Tuesday in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Sulim's brother Isa said.
Sulim Yamadaev
Sulim Yamadayev, a Hero of Russia who commanded the elite Vostok Battalion in Chechnya, was gunned down in Dubai on March 28, 2009. He was shot in the chest with three bullets from a gold-plated gun in the car park of a luxury apartment complex where he was living with his wife and children.
Isa did not specify whether his brother will be buried in Gudermes and did not rule out that his body could be sent to his hometown from Dubai.
Until recently, Isa insisted that Sulim was alive but in coma.
"Our family has decided to turn Sulim's life support system off," Isa said. "Tomorrow we will hold his funeral in Gudermes," he continued.
Tajik businessman Makhsudzhon Ismatov and Iranian Mahdi Lorniya were accused of planning the murder and assisting the man who pulled the trigger. They will be deported to their home countries after serving their terms of 25 years, which is equivalent to a life sentence in the Gulf state.
Lorniya previously worked in Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov's stables.
Ramzan Kadyrov
Police said the gun used in the killing had been handed over to Ismatov and Lorniya by a Chechen delegation led by Kadyrov during his visit to the United Arab Emirates in 2008.
The Dubai court rejected in December a request for Kadyrov to be summoned to give evidence at the trial.
The name of the man suspected of pulling the trigger has not been disclosed. Investigators said he acted on information received from Ismatov, who is believed to have helped the man flee the Emirates.
Dubai police have accused Adam Delimkhanov, Kadyrov's close friend and a lawmaker in Russia's lower house of parliament, of ordering the assassination. Both strongly denied any link to the murder.
Both Kadyrov and Yamadayev were former militants who joined Russia's federal troops. Chechnya saw two separatist wars in the late 1990s-early 2000s. The Vostok Battalion answered to the Federal Defense Ministry and clashed on occasion with forces loyal to the Chechen president.
Sulim's brother, Ruslan Yamadayev, a former member of the Russian parliament's lower house, was gunned down in central Moscow in September 2008. He was a prominent opponent of Kadyrov, who denied any involvement in his killing.
An attempt on Isa Yamadayev's life was made in July 2009, he said earlier.
Isa said Sunday he is ready to become Kadyrov's ally.
"We discussed with Ramzan Akhmatovich [Kadyrov] the situation [in their relations] and came to a conclusion that there are no reasonable causes preventing us from reaching normal relations," Isa told journalists at his house in Gudermes.
Yamadayev said that some media artificially provoke disrespectful relations between him and Kadyrov adding that he feels no distaste toward the Chechen president.
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Its been pretty quiet around this blog for a while, but not at the inworld store. Tatt and Tash have been busy creating a whole new build for the store and for the the other rentals.
In the centre of the new build, theres a lovely Zen Garden with areas for mediation and relaxation.
You can even bring friends and have relax together on the mediation mats.
Japanese accents make this a lovely, serene space in the centre of some fabulous stores.
One thing that needs to be seen is the stunning statue in the centre of the courtyard. Its woth the TP...and then stay for the shopping!
The new Tat'Tash Store layout is customer friendly and so easy to navigate around. Upstairs is the women's tattoos, set out according to types of tatts so you can find exactly what you are looking for.
Downstairs is tattoos for the men, also set out according to type.
Also downstairs are 4 lucky chairs stuffed full of tattoos you can grab if your name's letter comes up. I hit the jackpot when mine came up!
Don't forget to hit the signs outside the store for information about the For Art'Sake Body Art Expo coming up on Sept 5th. I'll have more on that soon.
The new build is stunning. From the garden in the centre full of flowers, bonsai trees, places to relax and enjoy the serenity, to the stores surrounding the new Tat'Tash Store. Its well set out, easy to cam or walk around and full of things you are sure to love.
