Russian-Chechen Friendship
Society
Press-Release #347, January 23, 2003
Volunteer of Russian-Chechen Friendship Society Detained.
20 civilians detained as a result of "zachistka" operation.
Reports from Chechen Republic
Shali District
Volunteer of Russian-Chechen Friendship Society
On 22 January 2003, regional office of Russian-Chechen Friendship Society in Ingushetia
has been informed that at 16:00 p.m. the servicemen of federal forces detained
the activist of peacekeeping movement, volunteer of Russian- Chechen Friendship
Society Musa Salmanovich Khizriev, born in 1964, resident of the village Serjen-Yurt
of Shali district. M.Khizriev was detained in the passenger bus Grozny-Vedeno
(Shali) on his way to the village Serjen-Yurt. The detainee has never taken part
in any actions of armed formations. The relatives of M.Khizriev applied to several
force structures of the district to investigate the situation and release detainee.
Representatives of the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society also lake measures to
find out his whereabouts and discharge him.
Urus-Martan District
20 civilians have been detained in the course of "zachistka" operation
On 22 January 2003, sub-unit of federal forces conducted so-called "zachistka"
in the village Tanghi-Chu of Iris- Martan district, as a result of which 20 young
people have been arrested and taken away. The servicemen did not produced any
documents.