Kadyrov obliges Chechen youth to receive "spiritual-moral" passports

Upon a decision of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, every young person aged from 14 to 35 years shall pass the "spiritual-moral certification", having reported on his/her religion and tribal (clannish) belonging, said the Chechen Parliament.

According to the Chechen MPs, who acted on the instruction of Ramzan Kadyrov, every young person "must obtain a document, indicating his/her personal features, nationality, teip and vird association (teip is a union of families of relatives on the kinship principle; vird is a religious group or community, – note of the "Caucasian Knot"). The document will also contain "information about the persons responsible for this young guy or girl," says the statement of the Chechen Parliament.

The statement notes that on February 17, an MP Adam Malikov, acting on behalf of the head of Chechnya, "held a meeting with pupils of the Alkhan-Kala secondary school, where he announced the start of certification." The decision to issue the above passports "was supported by the clergy, and has already entered into force," said one of the Chechen MPs.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.