Ten more people have voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered to the authorities in Chechnya in the past twenty-four hours. "Three people have reported to the Grozny district police department. A resident of Grozny, who headed the Staropromyslovsky district police department in Grozny from April 1997 to April 1999, said he was not involved in armed actions against federal forces. A resident of the community of Alkhan-Kala served in the national guard of the so- called republic of Ichkeria in 1998. A resident of the community of Oktyabrskoye procured food and medicines for members of illegal armed groups from April to May 2000," a source from Chechen law enforcement agencies told Interfax Saturday. Two residents of Argun surrendered to the city police department, confessing that they had been involved in combat activities against federal forces as members of a unit led by Damayev from January 2000 to December 2001, the source said.
Four other men reported to the Gudermes district police department. One of them a local resident, served in the Ichkerian national guard from June 1997 to October 1999. Another local was a member of a militant unit led by Tamayev from February 1995 to February 1997. A resident of the community of Engel Yurt was involved in armed actions against federal forces within a group led by Salman Raduyev from September to December 1996. Another local said he was a member of a militant unit led by Eskerkhanov from October to November 2001. A former militant reported to the Urus-Martan district police department and confessed that he had taken part in armed clashes with federal forces between December 1999 and February 2000.