15 June 2004 16:47
Putin asks Chechen minister and presidential hopeful to keep up good work
[Presenter] Today Chechen Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he had decided to
take part in the [Chechen] presidential election to continue the course of deceased Akhmat Kadyrov.
He asked Putin to appoint [Chechen special-purpose police commander] Ruslan Alkhanov as acting interior minister for
the duration of the election campaign. Putin said that he would not relieve Alkhanov of his duties, including that of
setting up a mechanism of public control over money allocated for Chechnya's restoration and compensations for
destroyed housing, even for the time of the campaign.
[Putin] We have more than once discussed issues related to Chechnya's development and restoration. As the
interior minister, you have managed to organize work to put things in order; you also treat people with consideration. I
do not relieve you of these duties and ask you to continue this work.
[Centre TV] |
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