GROZNY. April 21 (Interfax-AVN) - The problem of tracking missing people remains topical for Chechnya, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has said.
"This is the most burning issue for the Chechen Republic. I cannot meet the families of the missing people. I have nothing to tell them as they expect me to find out what happened to their near and dear ones. It seems impossible to do that at our level," Kadyrov said at a meeting with Council of Europe human rights commissioner Thomas Hammerberg on Monday.
"The life of even one missing person troubles us greatly. It means that his family and friends are thinking of him day and night, that they are anxious," Kadyrov said.
"A sick person can be cured. Hundreds of homes can be built. Roads can be lengthened. Schools and hospitals can be constructed. We can do all that and we are doing that. But decisions of higher authorities are needed to resolve the problem of missing. We believe that a special commission should be formed for this purpose by a decree of the Russian president and that representatives of all federal military, security and law enforcement authorities should be concluded in it," Kadyrov said.
Meanwhile, Chechen human rights commissioner Nurdi Nukhazhiyev said that earlier the Chechen leadership already addressed Moscow to set up such a commission. However, he said a corresponding letter "was for some reason redirected to the Defense Ministry that is not interested in establishing the truth."