The Islamic religious police were led by Abdel - Malik Mezhidov , a Chechen warlord .
It had jurisdiction to carry out orders by Sharia courts and were the guards in prisons in parts of Chechnya .
The Islamic religious police were led by Abdel - Malik Mezhidov , a Chechnya warlord .
It had jurisdiction to carry out orders by Sharia courts and were the guards in prisons in parts of Chechnya .