Zakuskin’s apologies to Yusupkhadjieva cause scepticism on social media

Alexander Zakuskin, the head of the council of delegates of the Meschansky District of Moscow, apologized for being rude to elderly Chechen woman Salima Yusupkhadjieva, but his speech was unconvincing, Instagram users note.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on February 10, the 69-year-old Salima Yusupkhadjieva, who was selling sausages at the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, had to call an ambulance after Zakuskin sprayed pepper gas into her face. On February 12, in his telephone conversation with Adam Delimkhanov, an adviser to the head of Chechnya, who called him, Zakuskin admitted that he "overdid it" during the incident and promised to apologize for his actions. On February 16, Alexander Zakuskin personally met Salima Yusupkhadjieva and apologized to her for the incident near the mosque. Salima Yusupkhadjieva accepted gifts from Alexander Zakuskin and forgave him.

The video, in which Alexander Zakuskin apologized to Salima Yusupkhadjieva, was posted on the evening of February 16 on the Instagram page of the “Grozny” ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company). In their comments, most Instagram users were sceptical about the Alexander Zakuskin’s apology.

“He does not look like he repented of his deed,” wrote user guliaguliagulia. “Definitely! Only out of fear he pretends to apologize,” user vit.7546 agreed.

“If it wasn’t for this noise, he wouldn’t apologize,” noted user milana_milca777. “He should be arrested for 15 days,” user rahim1603 wrote.

“Delegates are insolent, what right does he have to offend anyone? If I were this woman, I would not forgive him,” user madinochka_makhova emphasized.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on February 17, 2022 at 07:58 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.