Friday, 11 March 2005

CHECHEN LEADER: MASKHADOV\'S BODY SHOULD BE RELEASED TO FAMILY

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By empty (3/11/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

A top Chechen government figure, a Kremlin aide and a high-profile Russian lawyer have expressed disapproval of the Russian authorities\' refusal to hand over the body of Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov, who was killed on Tuesday, to his family for burial. The Russian Prosecutor General\'s Office earlier cited a law that prohibits terrorists\' bodies from being released to their families. Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel told Interfax on Thursday that Maskhadov would be buried in an unmarked grave and that his family would not be notified about his burial.
A top Chechen government figure, a Kremlin aide and a high-profile Russian lawyer have expressed disapproval of the Russian authorities\' refusal to hand over the body of Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov, who was killed on Tuesday, to his family for burial. The Russian Prosecutor General\'s Office earlier cited a law that prohibits terrorists\' bodies from being released to their families. Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel told Interfax on Thursday that Maskhadov would be buried in an unmarked grave and that his family would not be notified about his burial. Asked when Maskhadov would be buried, Shepel said: \"I think all these measures will take about two weeks.\" (Interfax)
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