Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov said the cost of his horse Zazu, reported kidnapped by Czech police on March 7, is at least $10 million. writing in your telegram channel. Police said the stallion was worth 400,000 crowns (about $18,000).
“And by the way, please don’t underestimate the value of my horse. <...> This artificial understatement is surely related to some financial fraud by those responsible for its upkeep and maintenance, only a thoroughbred Zazu costs at least 10 million dollars, ”said the head of Chechnya.He recalled that in 2014, Zazu fell under European sanctions imposed against the property of Kadyrov and his family. “It's a pity that a beautiful and noble animal suffers. I fear that Zazu will fall into the wrong hands,” Kadyrov wrote.He was outraged that the stallion "could have been taken away so easily", and the police only discovered the theft a few days later. "Was he kept on an isolated farm so they could pick him up like that?" Where is the security? Where are the valiant police with democratically effective and advanced investigative techniques? - says the message.Kadyrov doubted the horse's kidnapping was an accident and suggested that "now, having learned of its real price, someone will warm their hands nicely".“Horse thieves are somehow unique: stupid to steal a sanctioned horse, and cunning so the police won't find them. I don't think so,” concluded the Chechnya leader.According to the Czech police, the stallion flew of the stable, probably on the night of March 4. To do this, the attacker removed a safety chain with a carabiner from the sliding stable door.
The Czech Ministry of Finance confirmed that the horse belonged to Ramzan Kadyrov.
Jezdci.cz wrote that at the end of January 2022, two Russian-speaking men tried to take Zaza and another horse away, saying that the animals should be transferred to a Polish stud farm. They were refused entry to the stable.