.............. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow told Interfax in late November that if the detainees were to be held responsible under Russian law, they would be handed over to Russian authorities. Tkachyov, however, was not optimistic that they would be handed over to Russia any time soon. He said the detainees planned to seek political refuge in the United States or another country. "They believe everybody needs them," he said.
Mokayev, the brother of detainee Kudayev, said it was no mystery why the detainees preferred to risk harsh punishment in the United States rather than return to Russia, where they would face a relatively short prison term.
"If they get into the hands of Russian investigators, they will be tortured and humiliated, and their will and inner beliefs might be broken," said Mokayev, who served two years in prison in the early 1990s for a petty criminal offense. "In the States, even if they are executed, they will think they are dying for their religion, and for a devout Muslim this is just fine."
Deputy Justice Minister Yury Kalinin on Tuesday promised to guarantee their rights if they are handed over to Russian authorities. "We give a full guarantee that all individuals handed over to us for investigation or for criminal punishment after a verdict is rendered won't face any kind of violations," he said at a government human rights conference in Moscow.
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; Destro; MarMema; spetznaz
Time for the west to learn from Russia on how to deal with this scum. Crush them, humiliate them, destroy their so called "iron" will in their devil Allah. To let them sit as they are is to make them into martyers for others, to crush their will is to make them the shame of others.
The Chinese for example, execute the Islamics drunk. They are boozed up and then paraded before their people to bring shame upon their families.
2 posted on
12/27/2002 3:31:40 AM PST by
Stavka2
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Most incredible story here: The convert (himself a violence prone abuser) who meekly keeps on reading his Koran as his Muslim "brothers" beat and torture him first in Chechnya and then in Afghanistan. Reading this repulsive tale I couldn't help seeing that picture of Fisk in my mind.
5 posted on
12/27/2002 8:32:55 AM PST by
Stultis
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Ping.
6 posted on
12/27/2002 11:19:05 AM PST by
Shermy
To: marron; a_Turk; swarthyguy
An interesting read here.
7 posted on
12/27/2002 11:20:27 AM PST by
Shermy
To: Cincinatus' Wife
'He said the detainees planned to seek political refuge in the United States...'
>>>>>>>>>
They try to kill us then seek 'political refuge' from us.
This is just too unbelievable.
8 posted on
12/27/2002 11:27:00 AM PST by
Route66
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