The Telegraph published today an article which originally appeared in the Associated Press entitled "Sorcery crackdown: Chechnya leader orders hard line on wizards."
"Kremlin-backed strongman Ramzan Kadyrov called on Chechens to steer clear of "charlatans" claiming to have magic powers, whom he accused of exploiting people's sufferings for money," the article reads.
"Mr Kadyrov said at a meeting with municipal leaders in Grozny, the capital, on Saturday that 'turning to wizards and false healers won't bring them any relief and is banned by Islam,' according to a statement from the Chechen government. He went on to threaten that anyone engaging in such practices would feel the force of the region's feared security services."
World press on Chechnya's crackdown on traditional practices (February 11, 2013)
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