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Vasily Saneblidze - Deputy Head of Antiterrorist center
of MGB in Georgia does not exclude that among seven thousand Chechen refugees in
Pankissk gorge, there are approximately 1500 efficient men, taking part in
confrontation in the Chechen Republic. He said in his interview with Georgian
agency of the Prime News, that in the opinion of the Russian side, these people
can be "insurgents", and "gangsters", and "terrorists",
but in territory of Georgia, they are no longer of that type. As a whole,
according to Saneblidze, only the court can establish, whether this or that
person is "terrorist". At the same time, he told, operative services
have no information on a possible presence in Georgia of known Chechen
commanders, including Ruslan Gelaev. Saneblidze categorically rejects statements
of the Russian side that in Pankissk gorge, Chechen Mujahideen bases are founded
for preparation of saboteurs. He noted that one of primary goals of operative
forces is to prevent penetrations into Pankissk gorge of the weapon. In the
roundabout ways it can get there, but not in the mass order, he considers. The
weapon already present in this region will be withdrawn gradually, told
Saneblidze. As he said, Organization of check-posts of internal armies in region
in December of the last year already had positive effect. Gradual installation
of check-posts to a direction of the Chechen site on Georgian border is in the
plan, he told. Vasily Saneblidze emphasized that the Georgian side cooperates
with Russia by way of detention and transfer of the persons investigated by law
enforcement organs of this country. At the same time, as he said, quite often
such persons cross border of Georgia under counterfeit passports.
Representatives of the Anti-terrorist center have come across some such
passports, and also the blank passports of citizens of Russia, told Saneblidze.
Vasily Saneblidze declared that the Ministry of State
Security of Georgia has in due time transferred the Russian colleagues the data
available at its order about the preparation of explosions in Northern Caucasus
If the Russian side has not given due value to this information, then it is its
fault, noted by him. As a result of a series of explosions in Minvodi, Essentuki
and Karachaevo-Cherkessia on March 24 were lost 23 and have received wounds
approximately 150 person.
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