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Chechers unhappy about potential extradition to Russia
Careful, I'm channeling Pravda again!The scandal with the Tbilisi circuit court decision, which turned down the appeal of three Chechens detained for boundary transgression in Georgia in August, is currently picking up steam in Georgia. The detained Chechens tried to appeal the decision of Georgian Prosecutorâs Office of November 28 to extradite them to Russia. Hmmm, a functioning legal system. There's something you don't see in the Caucasus very often. Earlier, the attorney of one of the detained declared that Georgian Prosecutor General Nugzar Gabrichidze had passed the decision on the extradition of the Chechens under the pressure from President Eduard Shevardnadze. Hot potato! Hot potato! He also said that materials sent from Moscow on the detained Chechen terrorists were forged, as the people were accused of committing the same grave crimes on Russian territory. Islamists are really good at detecting forgeries, so they might have a point here. The attorney was asked why the detained Chechen terrorists shouldnât be extradited to Russia. He said: âIn fact, extradition means certain death for these people, if not by a verdict of the Russian court, then in jail.â Smart attorney. Eduard Shevardnadze denied all accusations; he declared that Georgia would meet its every commitment to Russia in connection with extradition of the Chechen terrorists detained on the Georgian territory in August. He wants them gone as much as the Russers want them. He added that all formalities connected with the extradition must be observed at that. A special airplane will leave for Moscow from Tbilisi today to deliver the three Chechen terrorists to Russia. Hi fellas, I'm from the President's Office and I'm here to tell you that you're being And it couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of Posted by: Steve White 2002-12-07 |
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