10 days ago, Russian troops kidnapped Zina Saidulayeva, inhabitant of Avtury village,
Shali district, a member of the ChRI Parliament. Her location and further fate
are unknown at this point.
This isn't the first case that people with connections to the previous authorities
disappear without a trace in Chechnya. Thus, in 2001, Aindy Islamov, member of
the ChRI Parliament from the Shelkovsky district, was arrested by soldiers and
disappeared without any informations. All attempts by his relatives to find out
anything about his further fate proved to be futile.
Many inhabitants of Avtury village connect the kidnapping of Saidulayeva with
one of the latest appearances of the head of the Chechen administration, Ahmad
Kadyrov. In a recent interview for the local television, Kadyrov had expressed
his discomfort about the fact that members of the government and deputies of the
parliament of the ChRI live quietly and move around on the territory of Chechnya.
The administration head criticized the activity of his subordinates and called
them to suppress the activity of "Maskhadov's supporters".