'The wedding of the millennium' involved a 17-year-old Chechen woman being forced to marry a married man 30 years older
(screenshot) Kheda Goylabiyeva, 17, and Nazhud Guchigov, either 46 or 57, at their civil registry. A 17-year-old girl was forced to marry an already married man at least 30 years older than her in "the wedding of the millennium." The incident has raised legal and ethical issues in Russia and its republic Chechnya. Luiza Goilabiyeva, called Kheda, 17, was married on Saturday to Chechen policeman Nazhud Guchigov, who was originally reported to be 57 (although he claims to be 46), is already married, and has children older than his new bride. Russian investigative paper Novaya Gazeta reported that Goilabiyeva was being forced to marry a local official. He reportedly threatened her parents, demanding that he marry her on the day of her 17th birthday, May 1, and even warned that he would kidnap Goilabiyeva. "He is married and has children. She's younger than his children. The Chechen woman is powerless; she can expect help from nowhere," one of...
