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First shoot, and then "amnesty"

Summary executions in Chechnya

Early in the morning on 15 June 2003, two cars, "Zhiguli" VAZ-2109 and "Tyota" were found severely damaged by firing not far from the village Berdakel of Grozny region, Chechnya. In one of the car there was a corpse of a young man.

According to the eyewitnesses, the Russian servicemen blocked the locality and nobody was allowed to come near the place of the accident. Later the cars and the body of the killed man were taken in the unknown direction. According to the people, the young man most likely had been killed a day before.


Russian servicemen blasted 5 houses in the village Kharachoy

On 16 2003, the Russian servicemen blasted 5 country houses in the village Kharachoy of Vedeno region, Chechnya. The former tenants of the blown up houses left Chechnya in the autumn of 1999, i.e. at the very beginning of military actions in the Republic. According to the local residents, there was no reason for blowing up the houses.

The Russian servicemen told that the abandoned houses had been used by the Chechen fighters as covers from fire and for surprise attacks on the servicemen of Russian forces. "That is why, - said one of the Russian officers, - we will continue to blow up the abandoned houses".


"Mopping-up" operation in Vedeno Region

On 17 June 2003, the Russian servicemen carried out a mass retaliatory special operation in the regional centre Vedeno and neighbouring village Shamil-kotar. According to the natives, in the course of the "zachistka" (mopping-up) operation the Russian servicemen robbed the local residents.

No information about the detainees or missing people is available.


A resident of Tovzeny detained

On 18 June 2003, at one of the checkpoints arranged in Vedeno region, Chechnya, the Russian servicemen made a passenger of one of the regular-route bus to get off the bus. According to the eyewitnesses, the young man was a resident of the village Tovzeny. The servicemen checked his documents and without any accusation detained him. The name of the detainee is not known.


The tyranny of the servicemen in Staropromislov district of the capital

On the night of 19 June 2003, in the Staropromislov district of the Chechen capital Grozny, the Russian servicemen opened desultory fire. According to the residents of the settlement Katayama, the firing lasted about an hour and people had to stay in the basements to find cover from fire.

The local residents suppose that killing of 3 Russian servicemen by the unknown people a day before gave the Russians cause for firing in the Staropromislov district of Grozny.


Murder in the centre of Grozny

On 18 June 2003, the unknown people shot down a car with three people on board: a driver and two passengers. As a result of shooting, all the three persons were killed on the spot. The victims are not identified.


Information Centre "Council of Non-Governmental Organizations", 19.06.03. www.livechechnya.org

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