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| '''Akhmed Zakayev''' is a ] envoy and |
'''Akhmed Zakayev''' is a ] envoy and the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of ], appointed by President Maskhadov shortly after the 1997 election. | ||
| He was involved in negotiations with Russian representatives before and after the September ] Russian offensive. | |||
| He was accused by ] of involvement in the ]. | He was accused by ] of involvement in the ]. | ||
| Living in ], he organized the ] in ], ] which brought together Chechens and Russian ] activists in October ], where the Russians demanded his arrest and extradition. During the congress, Zakayev denied Maskhadov's involvement in the theater capture, but threatened new acts of ] (including the use of ] materials). | |||
| Living in ], he visited ] for a congress | |||
| in October 2002, where the Russians demanded his arrest and extradition. | |||
| ⚫ | In Denmark he was held for five weeks, but released when the Danish authorities were not convinced that sufficient evidence had been provided. On ], Zakajev returned to London, where he is expected to claim asylum. The British authorities arrested him but he was released on 50,000 ] bail, which was paid by ] who had travelled with him from Denmark. | ||
| ⚫ | In ] he was arrested on ], held for five weeks, but released when the Danish authorities were not convinced that sufficient evidence had been provided. While there is officially a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Russia (as is a must for any member of the ]), the Danish courts refused to extradite Zakayev, explaning that they usually do not repatriate persons when they face the ]. On ], Zakajev returned to London, where he is expected to claim asylum. The British authorities arrested him but he was released on 50,000 ] bail, which was paid by ] who had travelled with him from Denmark. | ||
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| The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister is ], appointed by President Maskhadov shortly after the 1997 election. Zakayev was involved in negotiations with Russian representatives before and after the September 1999 Russian offensive. He was involved in organizing an October 2002 ] in ], ], which brought together Chechens and Russian ] activists. During the congress, Zakaev denied Maskhadov's involvement in the theater capture, but threatened new acts of ] (including the use of ] materials). After the Moscow theater siege, Zakayev was detained in Copenhagen at the request of Russian authorities. The Russians are requesting his extradition, and while there is officially a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Russia (as is a must for any member of the ]), the Danish courts have refused to extradite Zakayev, explaning that they usually do not repatriate persons when they face the ]. ''(see ]).'' | |||
Revision as of 11:32, 7 December 2002
Akhmed Zakayev is a Chechen envoy and the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Aslan Maskhadov, appointed by President Maskhadov shortly after the 1997 election.
He was involved in negotiations with Russian representatives before and after the September 1999 Russian offensive. He was accused by Russia of involvement in the Moscow theatre siege. Living in London, he organized the World Chechen Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark which brought together Chechens and Russian human rights activists in October 2002, where the Russians demanded his arrest and extradition. During the congress, Zakayev denied Maskhadov's involvement in the theater capture, but threatened new acts of terrorism (including the use of nuclear materials).
In Denmark he was arrested on October 30, held for five weeks, but released when the Danish authorities were not convinced that sufficient evidence had been provided. While there is officially a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Russia (as is a must for any member of the Council of Europe), the Danish courts refused to extradite Zakayev, explaning that they usually do not repatriate persons when they face the death penalty. On December 7, Zakajev returned to London, where he is expected to claim asylum. The British authorities arrested him but he was released on 50,000 GBP bail, which was paid by Vanessa Redgrave who had travelled with him from Denmark.