23:19, 19 January 2007

"Voice of Beslan": General Prosecutor's Office should take notice of Saveliev's report

The victims of the Beslan terror act who have addressed the parliament of North Ossetia with a request to hear at its sitting in the presence of the victims the alternative report of State Duma deputy Yuri Saveliev, hope that the conclusions of the report will be recognized by the investigation.

"We want the investigators of the General Prosecution Office, in whose investigative procedure the basic case on Beslan terror act is, to consider Yuri Saveliev's conclusions, in which we trust absolutely," Ella Kesaeva, chair of the "Voice of Beslan" Committee, has stressed. In her opinion, the parliament of North Ossetia "should demonstrate their civil position in relation to Saveliev's report and assess its conclusions."

The members of the other victims' committee - "Beslan Mothers" - hope that should the parliamentarians give a positive assessment of Saveliev's report, its conclusions "will find reflection in the criminal case." In their opinion, a complete version of Yuri Saveliev's report should be published and attached to the main case on the terror act.

Author: Alana Besolova, CK correspondent