22:11, 26 February 2007

Public in Chechnya ask to release Arsamakov brothers

The public circles of Chechnya are expressing their extreme concern of the fact that brothers Yunus and Yusup Arsamakov, kidnapped on February 8, 2006, have not been found so far. This is the topic of the application made public today by the Coordination Board of the Inter-Regional Association of Chechen Public and Culture Figures, the "Vesti. North Caucasus" reports.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported earlier that Moscow banker Abubakar Arsamakov, brother of the kidnapped persons, spoke on February 21 over the Grozny TV and appealed to release his brothers and the driver of their car.

We remind you that Yunus Arsamakov, 56, head of the Committee for rendering consumer services to the population of the Chechen Republic, his brother Yusup, 59, and their driver Khamzat Magomadov disappeared on February 8 in the mountainous Shatoi District under uncleared circumstances.

Author: Alexandra Kondrasheva, CK correspondent