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| Hard boyz planned to bribe their way into power, call in reinforcements |
| 2005-02-08 |
| The ringleaders of bandits in Chechnya plan their confederates to infiltrate the bodies of power and administration of the republic, the press release of the Regional Operational Headquarters (ROH) for controlling the counter terrorist operation in the North Caucasus, received by RIA Novosti on Monday, reads. As the document says, a participant in the illegal armed formations gave himself up to the law-enforcement bodies the day before, and confessed hat he had been a member of a gang from May 2004. According to the militant, in his presence several commanders of small bandit groups said that money had to come from abroad. He explained that the matter concerned, in particular, monetary assistance from an Arab country for the needs of the poorest inhabitants of Chechnya. In actual fact, this money got into the hands of the leaders of large bandit formations. "By the information of the militant who gave himself up, it is planned to spend part of the foreign currency received on implementing the plans of the bandits' ringleaders to include their accomplices in the republic's bodies of power and administration," the document reads. Furthermore, as it is noted in the document, the bandits intend "to move their people" into the bodies of power by means of bribes during the parliamentary elections scheduled for the end of this year. "It also ensues from his testimony that a large group of foreign mercenaries, consisting of 30-40 bandits who underwent training at a training camp in one of Arab countries, must shortly arrive in Chechnya," the document goes on to say. This group is now staying on the territory adjoining Chechnya, and is preparing to cross the border, the press release reads. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Guess what foreign Arab country that is? I think I can. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-08 3:39:15 PM |