19 May 2004 04:28
Several people under investigation in May 9 attack in Grozny (Part 2)
MOSCOW. May 19 (Interfax) - Several people are under investigation on suspicion of involvement in the May 9 terrorist
attack in Grozny that killed Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov told the press on
Wednesday.
Gryzlov cited information provided to parliamentarians at closed hearings held earlier in the day on the situation in
Chechnya following the terrorist attack. Acting Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev delivered a report at the
session.
On the whole, the building of the law enforcement infrastructure
is proceeding successfully, Gryzlov said. "You can say that the
"Particular names were named during the discussion, including the names of the people who are now under
investigation," the speaker said.
Gryzlov confirmed that the acting interior minister was asked about major losses that federal troops recently
suffered in Grozny. "Unfortunately, we can say that not all terrorist designs are possible to prevent," he
said.
The speaker said the hearings specifically dealt with measures that should be taken to eliminate bandit units and
their leaders.
establishment of the Chechen police has been completed," he said.
Substantial work has been done to train those who wish to collaborate with law enforcement bodies in Chechnya,
Gryzlov said. He recalled that a decree increasing the number of Chechen police has been recently signed.
Gryzlov said the fact that terrorists have increasingly targeted policemen is a sign of the efficiency of the
officers' work.
"The Chechen police are working quite professionally and are properly using the rights they are invested
with," he said.
In addition, "interaction between the forces that are engaged in the antiterrorist operation in the Chechen
republic is at quite an acceptable level," the speaker said. [RU EUROPE ASIA EEU EMRG VIO CRIM] va tl <>
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