| Russian democratic party YABLOKO protested against the
decision by the Moscow authorities to name a street after the assassinated
Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov. In a statement made on Wednesday and
obtained by MosNews, the party's branch in Moscow called this activity
"groundless and hasty".
The democrats stress that Kadyrov's role is not straight-forward in
the view of Russian citizens. "During the first Chechen war, Akhmad
Kadyrov led one of the illegal armed groups and waged war against Russian
troops. When Dzhokhar Dudayev [the first Chechen rebel leader] appointed
him the supreme mufti of Chechnya, Kadyrov
declared a jihad on Russia.
Kadyrov held responsibility not only for killing Russian soldiers but
also for the blood and suffering of Chechen citizens," the statement
says.
YABLOKO recalled that this decision violated Moscow law which states
that a street can bear the name of a public figure no earlier than ten
years after his or her death. This fact was also mentioned by Commersant
newspaper on Wednesday. However, it wrote that the Moscow authorities
called this case special and made reference to President
Vladimir Putin's decree.
The party promised to go to court and ask for a local referendum in
the Moscow suburb region of South Butovo if the street bears Kadyrov's
name. YABLOKO also intends to hold a rally protesting against this "outrageous"
decision.
See also:
War
in Chechnya
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