Summary of the main news related to the conflict in Chechnya. Compiled by Prague Watchdog.
Monday, March 24
According to the new Chechen constitution, the powers of the President of the Chechen Republic are delegated to the head of the [Moscow-backed] Chechen administration as of the date of the adoption of the constitution, said Yevgeny Popov, head of the legal department of the Moscow-backed Chechen government.
Russian media mogul Boris Berezovsky, who is wanted by Russian authorities for alleged frauds, was arrested in Great Britain but then released on bail. Berezovsky campaigns against the Kremlin and his actions include assistance to the Chechen resistance movement.
Tuesday, March 25
Chechen MP to Russia's State Duma Aslanbek Aslakhanov said that he was not going to run for the President of the Chechen Republic but would seek re-election to the Russian Parliament.
Wednesday, March 26
Nearly 89.48 % of voters registered on voters' lists took part in the Chechen constitutional referendum. 95.97 % of them approved the new constitution, 95.4 % the draft act on presidential election and 96,05 % the draft act on parliamentary election, chairman of the Chechen Election Committee Abdul-Kerim Arsakhanov said.
In an interview for the "Ekho Moskvy" radio station, head of the Moscow-backed Chechen administration Akhmad Kadyrov said that he was going to run for the President of the Chechen Republic.
Thursday, March 27
The Council of Europe (CoE) is ready to provide assistance to sign a Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic on the division of competences, said CoE Secretary General Walter Schwimmer.
Friday, March 28
Representatives of the presidential administration, State Duma and Justice Ministry have drafted bills regulating the amnesty for participants in the armed conflict in Chechnya, said Pavel Krasheninnikov, a member of the working group.
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