Photos: Teenage Bride In Tears, On Wedding Day, After Being Forced To Marry A Polygamous Chechen Police Chief

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Not the happiest day of her life: Chechen teenager Kheda Goilabiyeva clutches a passport as she looks down despondently after being forced to marry an ally of Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov who reportedly threatened to kidnap her if she and her parents refused to comply

Her white dress says it’s her wedding day, but the sadness on her face does not. Kheda was forced to marry an ally of Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov after apparently being threatened with kidnap if she did not comply. Kheda Goilabiyeva, 17, looked despondent and at one point wept during the ceremony in the Chechen capital Grozny as the fearsome Kadyrov watched on from the crowd. She was asked three times whether she wanted to marry 47-year-old police chief Nazhud Guchigov – who already has another wife – before finally and reluctantly responding yes. So sad. See more photos below

Sorrow: The 17-year-old looked despondent throughout the ceremony as Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov watched on from the crowd

 

Close to tears: The teenager appears downtrodden as she stands feet away from her husband-to-be (right) at the registry office in Grozny

 

Forlorn: Miss Goilabiyeva appears to weep with sadness as her 47-year-old groom, Chechen police chief Nazhud Guchigov, signs the register

Kremlin human rights commissioner Ella Pamfilova had denounced the marriage as medieval and said she hoped that it would not take place

 

 

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