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Human rights people meet with the Chechen refugees in Ingushetia
On January 15,
2004 representatives of the Ingush branch of the Society for the Russian-Chechen
Friendship visited "Bart", "Promzhilbaza", "Karyer" camp settlements
situated in Karabulak town of Ingushetia. The aim of the visit of
the human rights people was to meet with forced migrants from Chechnya
and to find their attitude to last visits and statements of Chechen
high-ranking officials.
It turned out
that the inhabitants of the above-mentioned settlements have got neither
hopes that their situation will improve nor confidence in the authoritative
bodies of the republic. Rosa Temurkaeva (born in 1960), an inhabitant
of the "Karyer" settlement, told that none of the forced migrants
believed statements made by the Chechen officials, "because they won't
do more than they have done for the last four years".
A woman living
in "Bart" refugee camp told to the human rights people that refugees'
tents were an eyesore to the Chechen and federal authorities especially
when the elections of the president of the Russian Federation are
approaching.
On the whole,
refugees have a negative attitude towards plans of the Chechen governing
body and the federal government to force them to return to their homeland.
[19.01.2004
15:05] The Society for the Russian-Chechen Friendship
An assault at residents
of Tangui-Tchu village
On January 13,
2004 residents of Tangui-Tchu village, Urus-Martan district of the Chechen
Republic, were assaulted by representatives of the federal forces. All
that night long the Russian military men were bursting into the houses,
robbing, beating people up and scoffing at them. For instance, a teacher,
Alismat Jamaldinova by name, lost all her savings and most part of her
belongings as a result of the assault at her house. Threatening with
weapon, the military seized several people, whose names were not reported.
All of them were set free at dawn after the interference of the Chechen
police.
[19.01.2004
11:48] The Society for the Russian-Chechen Friendship
An abduction
of a person in Ordjonikidsevskaya settlement
On January 15,
2004 unidentified people abducted a resident of Ordjonikidsevskaya settlement,
Adam by name (born in 1971), on his way home, the Society for the Russian-Chechen
Friendship reports. His relatives asked not to reveal his surname but
it is known to the staff of the Information Center at the Society for
the Russian-Chechen Friendship. According to some eye-witnesses, the
abductors drove up to him in a silvery "VAZ 21099" car without any number
plate with darkened windows. They forced Adam into the car and drove
away in an unknown direction.
According to the
wife of the abducted person, her husband hasn't been involved into any
criminal business. She isn't aware of possible reasons for his detention.
Adam's wife also told that he was the breadwinner for his family. She
added that her husband had borrowed some money from acquaintances of
his a week ago to set up a small shop at the market. There has been
no information about the whereabouts of the missing person so far.
[19.01.2004 19:03]
The Chechen Times
The Chechen Times
Missing people's
relatives turn to human rights people for help again
On January 16, 2004
Taus Osmaeva turned to the Ingush office of theSociety for the Russian-Chechen
Friendship with the request to assisther in the search for her husband
Khamzat Osmaev. The Osmaevs are forcedmigrants from Chechnya and they
have been living in Ingushetia in 15Kolkhoznaya Street, Troitskaya settlement,
Sunzha district.
Taus Osmaeva's appeal
addressed to the chairperson of the regionaldepartment of the SRCF Imran
Ezhiev follows.
"What happened to
my husband, Osmaev Khamzat (born in 1954) isabsolutely unprecedented.
On January 12, 2004
after 5 pm he was forced into a white "Gazel" carwithout a state number
plate by unidentified masked people. Thus he musthave been abducted.
This conclusion suggests itself as thelaw-enforcement bodies couldn't
explain what had happened. They can'texplain the fact that armed people
could drive in their car without anynumber plate whenever they wanted
and escape any punishment. Everyoneknows that it is necessary to go
through several road police stations onthe way into and out of this
settlement. The situation is so absurd thatbecomes non-analyzable.
Khamzat is a respected,
law-abiding, and a respectable citizen. Being afather of five children
and a grandfather of two grandchildren, he triedto set an example not
only for his family. He devoted all his life tosport. He was a coach
for many years and brought up many sportsmen.
My husband has been
rehabilitating sportsmen after different traumasrecently. He has been
given massages to them. He received his patientsat home. But he did
his best to help people in need and if they asked hewent to cure them
to their homes.
Although he was
the only breadwinner for our family, he helped manypeople in a disinterested
way no matter what nationality they were andwhat part of a day it was.
He burdened himself with variety of dutiesalthough his heart was diseased.
Many people knew him as a healer andprayed for him to get better and
to lengthen his life.
What has happened
to him!? Is it possible that people won't help us tosettle this dreadful
misunderstanding?”
With the sincere
hope for help,The Osmaevs family
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