lennart
30-11-03, 13:58
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SHARPLY CRITICIZES LONDON FOR GRANTING POLITICAL ASYLUM TO CHECHEN EMISSARY
LONDON, November 29 (RIA Novosti correspondent Alexander Smotrov) - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov sharply criticized the British Home Office and its head David Blunkett for provision of political asylum to Akhmed Zakayev, emissary of Chechen separatists. In his interview to The Times the Russian minister stated that "such a decision was a shock for multiple terrorist victims in Chechnya and other Russian cities." He warned that if Britain continued providing asylum to terrorists it might harm bilateral cooperation in the struggle against international terrorism.
Igor Ivanov stressed that he was hopeful that "such a decision would not create a precedent and would be the last of its kind." According to him, alternatively "any terrorist would attempt to present himself as a political victim and thus would avoid legal consequences." According to Ivanov, the decision to provide asylum to the Chechen emissary was part of the ongoing Western problem of "double standards" in relation to terrorism.
The Russian foreign minister stated that he did no criticize the verdict of the British court on Zakayev's extradition as the court explained that decision by lack of sufficient evidence presented by the Russian side to extradite Zakayev. But Ivanov made it clear that the decision to provide political asylum to the emissary of Chechen terrorists was a "political and unacceptable decision." Ivanov linked the decision to the new anti-Russian campaign in the West on the Chechen issue.
At the same time the minister stressed that nobody in the West was paying attention to positive changes in Chechnya. The head of the Russian foreign ministry stated that "universities were opened there, children went to school, but nobody is talking about positive transformations." The British Home Office took the decision to grant political asylum to Akhmed Zakayev several days ago but it was not made public.
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3646747&startrow=1&date=2003-11-29&do_alert=0
Ondanks dat Al-Qa'ida Groot-Brittanie heeft aangevallen in Turkije, krijgt deze terrorist indirect gelieerd aan Al-Qa'ida onderdak in Engeland. Misschien juist een beloning voor de aanslag in Turkije?
LONDON, November 29 (RIA Novosti correspondent Alexander Smotrov) - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov sharply criticized the British Home Office and its head David Blunkett for provision of political asylum to Akhmed Zakayev, emissary of Chechen separatists. In his interview to The Times the Russian minister stated that "such a decision was a shock for multiple terrorist victims in Chechnya and other Russian cities." He warned that if Britain continued providing asylum to terrorists it might harm bilateral cooperation in the struggle against international terrorism.
Igor Ivanov stressed that he was hopeful that "such a decision would not create a precedent and would be the last of its kind." According to him, alternatively "any terrorist would attempt to present himself as a political victim and thus would avoid legal consequences." According to Ivanov, the decision to provide asylum to the Chechen emissary was part of the ongoing Western problem of "double standards" in relation to terrorism.
The Russian foreign minister stated that he did no criticize the verdict of the British court on Zakayev's extradition as the court explained that decision by lack of sufficient evidence presented by the Russian side to extradite Zakayev. But Ivanov made it clear that the decision to provide political asylum to the emissary of Chechen terrorists was a "political and unacceptable decision." Ivanov linked the decision to the new anti-Russian campaign in the West on the Chechen issue.
At the same time the minister stressed that nobody in the West was paying attention to positive changes in Chechnya. The head of the Russian foreign ministry stated that "universities were opened there, children went to school, but nobody is talking about positive transformations." The British Home Office took the decision to grant political asylum to Akhmed Zakayev several days ago but it was not made public.
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3646747&startrow=1&date=2003-11-29&do_alert=0
Ondanks dat Al-Qa'ida Groot-Brittanie heeft aangevallen in Turkije, krijgt deze terrorist indirect gelieerd aan Al-Qa'ida onderdak in Engeland. Misschien juist een beloning voor de aanslag in Turkije?