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Monday, 23 May 2005
CHECHENS PROTEST ACQUITTAL OF RUSSIAN SERVICEMEN ON MURDER CHARGES
By empty (5/23/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Chechens rallied in Grozny on 20 May to protest the acquittal the previous day by a Russian military court in Rostov-na-Donu of four Russian servicemen who killed six Chechen civilians in January 2002, Russian agencies reported. Participants at the rally adopted an appeal to the Russian government expressing \"incomprehension\" and \"outrage\" at the jurors\' \"callous\" decision. Pro-Moscow Chechen administration head Alu Alkhanov released a similar statement on 20 May protesting what he termed the court\'s \"illegal\" decision.
Chechens rallied in Grozny on 20 May to protest the acquittal the previous day by a Russian military court in Rostov-na-Donu of four Russian servicemen who killed six Chechen civilians in January 2002, Russian agencies reported. Participants at the rally adopted an appeal to the Russian government expressing \"incomprehension\" and \"outrage\" at the jurors\' \"callous\" decision. Pro-Moscow Chechen administration head Alu Alkhanov released a similar statement on 20 May protesting what he termed the court\'s \"illegal\" decision. Alkhanov argued that the verdict will undermine Chechens\' collective trust in Russian justice. (RFE/RL)