Имам Алимсултанов

Imam Alimsultanov (Chechen: Имам Алимсултанов) (1957 – November 10, 1996) was a popular Chechen bard and folk singer. On the night of November 10, 1996, three men in police uniform burst into the Odessa house where Alimsultanov and his artistic team were staying, shooting Imam and two colleagues at close range. All three died, but one witness, who was in the bathroom at the time of the murder, survived. The murder remains unresolved. In one version of the Ukrainian law enforcement, the murder had no political motive; however, an investigation by Chechen special services implicated the Russian FSB for the murder.