Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov prays as h
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov prays as he visits a recently rebuilt district in the Chechnya’s capital Grozny, on May 1, 2012. Kremlin-backed strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, a 35-year-old former Chechen rebel, took power in 2004 and has described Islamic law as superior “to the laws of the Russian federation.” AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)
