Monday, January 27, 2014

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev: Terrorist Leaders Considered Alive Until Proven Dead

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in the Moscow suburban Gorki residence during an interview with the CNN television channel. (RIA Novosti / Ekaterina Shtukina)

Terrorist Leaders Considered Alive Until Proven Dead - Medvedev -- RIA Novosti

Answering a question about reports that the top Chechen terrorist Doku Umarov is dead, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev noted that law enforcers have not yet obtained solid proof of this.

“I think that until the proof of death is presented for certain terrorists (I do not want to pronounce any names here), the special services must list them as alive. When such proof is presented the terrorist’s name must be taken off the list of the living,” Dmitry Medvedev made this statement during his recent interview with CNN.

The PM answered the question whether he possessed any information about the fate of Russia’s most wanted man – Doku Umarov. The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has repeatedly announced that this terrorist leader is dead.

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My Comment: I am translating his comments differently .... what Medvedev is saying is that he prefers terror leaders more dead than alive.

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