For more than two hundred years in Russia, the Caucasus in general, and Chechnya in particular, has been the number one problem zone. Even the geniuses of Russian literature - Pushkin and Lermontov, described the hatred and bloodthirstiness of the Circassians in relation to the Russians. Today, the situation in the region seems to have stabilized, although individuals continue to play a large role in the life of our country.
Background
An ordinary person rarely thinks about the fate of criminal authorities and delves into the essence of their activities. However, several years ago, all the media were filled with news about the Chechen heavyweight, bandit and criminal leader Adam Taramov. Information about his detention, allegations of sponsorship of terrorist groups in the early 2000s excited society. Especially when it became known that for all the charges he escaped with minimal punishments.
What was a former Chechen athlete? How strong his influence on Russian business is and why Adam Taramov is a scoundrel will become clear from this article. Today, this name is no longer so relevant, new faces have appeared in the criminal environment, thieves' power has changed, and the culprit of the hype is serving a real term in the colony. Many then linked the history of Chechen authority, primarily with the upholding of the interests of the current head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.
A family
He was born on September 17, 1971 in the village of Achkhoy-Martan of the Republic of Chechnya. Adam Taramov, whose family has, to one degree or another, always been in power and with a lot of money, its members can hardly be called ordinary citizens. Father - Makal Taramov, was one of the close people of Akhmad and Ramzan Kadyrov. In 2001, he was appointed to the post of head of the Kurchaloevsky district of the Republic of Chechnya. In this area there was also the family village of Kadyrovs - Tsentoroy.
In the Russian press about him there was an opinion as an adherent of the terrorist groups Dudaev and Maskhadov. Makal Taramov was credited with loud words that the Chechens were slaughtering Russians and will always be slaughtered, and that federal troops will soon leave the territory of the republic. In 2003, he retired, but good relations remained in the administration of the republic. Subsequently, he repeatedly rescued his sons from unpleasant situations with government officials.
Brothers
His three sons shared his father’s ideas and directed their activities against the official federal government. One of the brothers, Said, was killed in Tver in 2002, the media called him the leader of one of the most influential groups in the city.
Ramzan Taramov was in close contact with the vice-governor of Tver and the head of the local Organized Crime Control Department. In 1995, they were accused of organizing murders, bribery, fraud and other serious crimes. However, soon Ramadan was released on his own recognizance. The press immediately made the assumption that the father of the Chechen gangster had connected all his connections, and the younger Taramov was released in return for the captured Russian military. After his release, Ramadan continued to hold in his hands most of Tver's shadow business.
Activities in the 90s
The third brother - Adam Said Akhmedovich Taramov, became famous much more than his relatives. Back in the 90s, he seriously engaged in sports and at the same time the sale of customs confiscated goods. Business brought him millions of dollars; he invested in many profitable projects.
Not everyone succeeded, so the purchase of the Sochi football team Zhemchuzhina turned out to be a great financial failure. The team was attracted by multi-million debts, which they tried to hide from the new owner. Having learned about the upcoming expenses, Adam Taramov hurried to get rid of the problem club. He even managed to pay salaries to all the players. He also participated in financing the construction business of Moscow and the Moscow Region. It is possible that he acted as a cover or "roof" of some firms.
Three Adam
In the early 2000s, the person of Chechen authority acquired a certain aura of mystery. This is due to confusion in the press, it was assumed that three criminal Caucasians were simultaneously working in Moscow at the same time. However, all these names and nicknames - Adam Taramov, "bad guy", "fat", belong to the same person. Even during the period of playing sports and during the first detention on charges of possession of weapons, Taramov weighed more than 150 kg.
This person has repeatedly presented himself to the public under other names, therefore, all the matters in which Adam Taramov participated were incomprehensible. But the information that exists is enough to ensure that his line of activity is qualified as unlawful. The fact of the concentration of large sums of money in the hands of Chechen radicals is cause for concern.
Relations with terrorists
Fifteen years ago, in Moscow, in the building of the House of Culture of Moscow Bearing OJSC from October 23 to 26, a group of militants held and killed hostages, people who came to the musical “Nord-Ost” for three days. The attack on Dubrovka was an act of intimidation of the Russian government, as a result of rescue operations, all the militants were destroyed, but more than 150 people were killed.
During the investigation, many unpleasant details emerged about the participation of some influential people in the organization of the terrorist act. One of the sponsors was called the “bad guy” Adam Taramov. Journalists claimed that the former owner of the Sochi football team Pearl donated about a million dollars to the militants. In addition, he personally handed over to one of the terrorists a fake ID card of a police officer. Korochki helped Movsar Baraev to move freely around the capital.
First term
The shadow world of crime dictates its own laws. Even a good cover sometimes does not work and you have to answer for your deeds. So, Adam Taramov, despite all the precautions, was still detained by law enforcement agencies in 2003. Processing operational information, the Organized Crime Control Department, together with the FSB, the FSO and the GUVD of Moscow, stopped the car of Chechen authority on the Ilyinsky highway.
During the search, very “interesting” things were discovered. Taramov turned out to have a Makarov pistol, drugs and a fake identity card of an assistant member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation in a different name. Despite all the efforts of all structures, only illegal possession of weapons was proved in court. He was given two years in prison, of which he spent only a year, and in 2004, Adam Taramov was released on parole.
Post-Exit Activities
A representative of an influential family returned to their usual way of life with virtually no harm to themselves. Moreover, he joined the financing of the construction business of Moscow and the Moscow Region. In this area, almost 60% of the total turnover of funds was controlled by Chechen groups. The money was spinning huge, and Adam Taramov could afford tricks like driving along Kutuzovsky Prospekt with armed guards and flashing lights.
Such impudence, in the end, brought the special services out of control. A new operation was designed to plant Taramov for a long time. All actions received wide publicity, were covered in almost all media. Why such a hype was needed is known only by the law enforcement agency. Perhaps the operation was aimed at intimidating other leaders of Chechen organized crime groups.
Second detention
On June 18, 2012, he was relaxing with other representatives of the Chechen diaspora in one of Moscow's restaurants. In two cars they drove to Kutuzovsky Prospekt, where they were blocked by cars. The special forces detained and searched all the passengers of luxury cars. Three pistols and a narcotic substance were seized from them. Among the defendants was Adam Taramov. Photos and videos of the detention immediately gained thousands of views on the Internet.
The most interesting thing began after the detention of Taramov and his friends. The scene of the incident was gradually surrounded by people of Caucasian nationality and journalists, trying to influence the operatives. A suspicious subject with a service weapon was seen. He introduced himself as an FSB officer and tried to talk with Adam Taramov. After the hype, the authorities disowned the belonging of this citizen to the special services.
The criminal authority himself stated that masked men had beaten him severely and he could not move because of his injuries. An ambulance was called to the scene.
The video of the detention the next day hit the Web and caused a wave of discussions and interest in what was happening. In their comments, people noted the stagedness of all events, argued that Taramov would soon be released.
Further developments
Later, the detainee’s lawyer stated that riot policemen severely beat the detainees with rifle butts and batons. Journalists of some publications actively joined the hype, expressing an opinion one radical than the other. The new Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev was accused of prejudice against representatives of the Chechen diaspora. And the possible reasons were called the desire to discredit the President of the Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. They talked about a new operation to clean Moscow from the influence of people of Caucasian nationality.
The day after all the events, it became known that three of the five detainees were released. The press immediately raised a wave of questions about whether Adam Taramov was released. The court did not take into account his complaints about unlawful actions of law enforcement agencies, and in 2014 Taramov was found guilty under Art. 222 and 228 and were sentenced to 6 years in prison.
All the accused did not admit their guilt, calling the whole case a well-thought-out operation of law enforcement agencies. At court, they behaved arrogantly and defiantly. They did not hesitate to harsh statements in relation to representatives of the media.
Chechen question
In the past ten years, the media have been trying to redo the public opinion of the Russian people regarding Chechnya and the Chechens. It is alleged that now there are no militants and no terrorist groups in the republic. Such high-profile statements are hardly credible among ordinary citizens. Everyone in Russia is already accustomed to fear and shun the Chechens.
This attitude is caused not so much by fear of warlike Caucasians as by the inexplicable arrogance of individual representatives of the Chechen people. Their influence extends to many areas of the economic and social life of our country. It is outrageous and their manner of spending holidays, everyone remembers the story of shooting in the center of Moscow. She was arranged by persons of Caucasian nationality on the occasion of the wedding.
Public opinion
The people are annoyed by just such an amazing impunity and permissiveness towards former militants and associates of Dudaev, Maskhadov and other leaders of terrorist groups.
That’s why the photo of Adam Taramov, fearlessly driving along the main avenue of Moscow, armed to the teeth, guarded society a few years ago. Before the high-profile detentions, few knew about him, but the growing wave of defensive articles by the Russian media, the statements of some politicians in defense of Taramov outraged people.
Interesting Facts
Adam Taramov, whose biography from childhood was associated with sports, was fond of wrestling and judo. Once even became the winner of the World Cup. Taramov acted as a heavyweight, his weight is about 160 kg, because he received the nickname "fat". The fact of being overweight even once argued in favor of the Chechen’s innocence, lawyers argued that such a fat man simply could not engage in robbery and racketeering.
The life of Adam Taramov has always been of interest to journalists. However, information about his private life is very, very scarce. All data had to be collected except from police reports and with the permission of law enforcement agencies.