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The RF demanded from Norway to deport A.Zakayev Russian authorities asked the government of Norway with their demand to deliver to Russia Ahmet Zakaev. As reports AP, today in Oslo through the Interpol's channels entered an official demand from Moscow, in which the need for arrest and extradition A.Zakayev to Russia has been discussed. Confirmation of this information was given by the press- service of Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to chief of criminal police of the Norwegian capital Hans Khalvorn, the demand of Russian side actually entered, and Norwegian authorities were intending to examine it in accordance with the laws of this country. In its statement the ministry emphasized that the Russian side with bewilderment has taken information about the arrival to Norway of the emissary of Chechen terrorists A.Zakayev, who's suspected of grave crimes and was put on the international wanted list and who found a refuge in Great Britain, and about his meetings with the representatives of Norwegian political establishment. Most likely, its noted in the statement, A.Zakayev's invitation was done by those - who desire "to balance" the obvious positive trends in the development of Russian-Norwegian political dialogue and collaboration. MFA of the RF considers this event as the provocative attack of those forces, for which these trends don't suit. The case of A.Zakayev not is closed, Russia insists on his deportation or putting on trialt, MFA of the RF emphasizes. Let's recall that the emissary of leader of Chechen separatists Maskhadov, A.Zakayev was recently included in NATO's terrorist list. His name was included together with names Shamil Basayev, Arbi Barayev, Khattab and Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev. Putting A. Zakayev, the representative of A.Maskhadov's in the NATO's terrorist list, was done on the requirement of the Russian special services. On the air of Ekho Moskvy radio station Akhmed Zakayev did not exclude this himself. [passage omitted, re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chechnya-sl/message/37718]
[Presenter] The Office of the Prosecutor-General plans to make another attempt to secure the extradition of the Chechen emissary, Akhmed Zakayev. The head of the State Duma's committee on international affairs, Konstantin Kosachev, announced this today. In an interview with our radio station Zakayev himself said similar pronouncements by the top political leadership of Russia over the past three or four years have ceased to surprise him. [Zakayev, voice recording] I think this stems from a failure to appreciate the complexity of the situation which we find ourselves in today, both Chechnya and Russia. Until we realize that people who speak of peace between Russia and Chechnya are not enemies of Russia, are not pro-Chechen countries - [changes thought] today they are interested in the stability of Europe. Both Chechnya and Russia are part of Europe. For this reason, of course, I really cannot understand this over-the-top reaction by the [Russian] Foreign Ministry to my visit and my discussions with Norwegian politicians. And this is not just about Norway. This happens every time I turn up in some European country. [Presenter] Akhmed Zakayev now lives in London. A British court has already rejected Russia's demand for his extradition. |