| The recent spate of terrorist acts are without a doubt
connected to the conflict in Chechnya. Over the past 10 years the politics
conducted there have generated an enormous number of poor people. The republic
is marked by vast unemployment, an extremely harsh social and economic
situation and an exorbitant level of corruption in the law and enforcement
agencies in this region. An insignificant number of people support the
federal authorities.
The authorities should take three steps, which can be broken down into
three areas. Economic: the people must have normal jobs, incomes and living
conditions. Military: the local habitants should be able to trust the
actions carried out to capture the bandits. We must put a stop to the
disappearance of people and unfounded arrests, etc. Political: it is necessary
to involve as many Chechens as possible in the discussion of developments
in Chechnya. In other words: we must not stake on any clan or group or
create one artificially. With the exception of murderers and criminals
carrying out terrorist acts which are totally unjustified. Elements of
a parliament in Chechnya could represent the first step towards a political
settlement. But the opposite effect will be achieved if the elections
are again transformed into a farce.
However, any decision to link the reasons for the tragedy only to international
terrorist acts implies de facto a refusal to try and seek solutions
to this problem.
See also:
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War in
Chechnya (1996-2003)
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