Former Chechen schoolteacher Mansur Zhabrailov apologized for insulting Orthodox Christians.
“Now I realize that I was wrong not only from the point of view of law, but also from the point of view of religion,” Zhabrailov says in a ChGTRK video “Grozny.” – In response to those people who dishonestly polemicized against my religion and insulted it, I forgot myself and thereby insulted those people who were not involved in this. In general, in our republic it is unacceptable to insult religion or disparage certain people who profess a certain religion. I apologize to the Orthodox Christians of our country who were offended by my words. “First of all, Islam prohibits us from insulting other people’s religions.”
Zhabrailov added that he is ready to take full responsibility for his statements under the law of the Russian Federation.
In September, information appeared in the media that a physical and chemistry teacher in Chechnya was insulting Christians. Social media users were outraged by their impunity.
The teacher was fired from the Chechen educational system for insulting the religious feelings of Christians, according to the republic’s Minister of National Politics, Foreign Affairs, Press and Information, Akhmed Dudayev, on October 7.
“He was immediately detained by law enforcement. His provocative statements were repressed. This person was fired from the educational system after the appearance of these provocative statements of his. In addition, on September 23, the Center for Combating Extremism released the complete list of necessary investigative actions in relation to this resident of the republic,” – said Dudaev.
The minister also highlighted that all of Zhabrailov’s illegal and offensive publications were sent to Stavropol for examination.
