Ibragim Khultygov

Ibragim "Ibby" Khultygov is a Chechen-Russian politician and paramilitary commander, and a former counter-intelligence and security chief for the secessionist government in Chechnya.

In 1998, Khultygov took over as the head of the Ichkeria's National Security Service (NSS). Same year, his brother Lecha Khultygov was shot dead in a shoot-out between the NSS and the men of the warlord Salman Raduyev. Ibragim himself was a target of assassination attempt in 1999.[1] He had surrendered to the Russian forces on August 7, 2000,[2] allegedly after being humiliated by the separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov. Khultygov then became a commander of a special forces unit belonging to the pro-Moscow "Kadyrovtsy" militias,[3] and eventually also a member of Chechnya's pro-Moscow parliament.[4]

References
  1. CHECHEN SECURITY OFFICIAL ESCAPES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
  2. "Russia: Kremlin Claims Capture Of Chechen Leader". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 9 April 2008.
  3. "Prague Watchdog - Crisis in Chechnya - Ex-director of Ichkerian counter-intelligence now heads special unit of Kadyrov's security service". www.watchdog.cz.
  4. "Chechen Government Calls for Abolition of ORB-2". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-19.


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