RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 220, Part I, 13 November 2000
GROZNY MAYOR IMPLICATES RUSSIAN MILITARY IN HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATIONS. Speaking on local television on 12 November,
Beslan Gantemirov said that the human rights situation in
Chechnya is "very serious," with some 15-20 Chechen civilians
being killed daily, Interfax reported. Gantemirov noted that
not all those human rights violations are the work of Chechen
fighters loyal to President Aslan Maskhadov, although he
blamed Maskhadov for creating a situation in which such
abuses can occur. He said that the Grozny authorities are
working together with the Russian military command to put an
end to "lawlessness and unauthorized arrests of civilians."
Gantemirov also appealed to wealthy members of the Chechen
diaspora to provide food and medical aid to the population of
Grozny, adding that those who ignore that appeal will be
barred from setting up businesses in the city as long as he
remains mayor. LF
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