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In Vienna, the Chechen conflict is a sudden burst

Within a week, two high-profile supporters of the Chechen cause have been the subject to summary execution in the streets of Moscow and Vienna. Israilov, 27, was a veteran refugee in Austria, who continued to denounce acts of torture in his homeland. Markelov was a young 34 year old Russian lawyer, who defended the cause of a young Chechen woman murdered by Russian troops. After these two murders, all eyes turn to the Kremlin, who took control of the province irredentist Caucasus since 1999-2000, and the pro-Russian Chechen president, Ramzan Kadyrov, the disturbing (below).

IS THIRTY MIDI in suburban Vienna, Tuesday, January 13. On Leopoldauerstrasse in Floridsdorf, a district popul area of the Austrian capital, many people come, people greet politely. And suddenly, hell. A man who was leaving a convenience store lets out his milk cartons, while two masked individuals, dressed in military camouflage, then draw guns and set off in pursuit. Rat race, screeching tires, passers dazed, frightened shots. The chased through a crowded street, slalom between cars, t rébuche, collapses. His pursuers caught him and lodge him two shots to the head. Before you rush in unmarked vehicles, not without trying to take motorists hostage, without success. On retrouvera l’un des véhicules abandonnés à 3 km de là, sur un parking de supermarché. Ses occupants se sont évanouis dans la nature. La scène s’est déroulée si rapidement que la police arrive bien trop tard sur les lieux. La victime était Tchétchène. Oumar Israïlov, 27 ans, réfugié politique en Autriche depuis 2006, venu de Grozny, via Moscou, avec femme et enfant.

Ce qui ressemblait à un règlement de comptes mafieux va cependant prendre un tour inattendu. Israïlov n’était pas n’importe qui : le jeune homme avait résisté armes à la main contre l’envahisseur russe, avant d’être " returned by the forces security of the current President Ramzan Kadyrov, the pro-Russian (left, below). R everted in Kadyrovtsy, the militia of the presidential guard responsible for menial tasks, Umar Israilov (right, below) will bring down its share of dirty work. He throws in the towel in 2006, disgusted by the methods of his employer.

From Austria, Israilov goes up file a complaint of torture at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. For the father of Umar Ali Israilov, no doubt. The attack has been "sponsored" by Chechen president, assures the old man. Former construction engineer, he was arrested by the presidential guard of Ramzan Kadyrov as his son took to their heels in 2006. The Head of State himself proceeded to interrogate him muscular. "He asked me where was Umar, Ali told the Austrian newspaper Österreich. I told him that I do not know. "

The blacklist of Ramzan Kadyrov

In June 2008, an individual named Artur KB ukourmayev comes to the Austrian police. He says he was approached by Ramzan Kadyrov to return Israilov " by all means" in Chechnya. "The president wants see you," he reportedly said the young man who refuses to follow. A premium of 100,000 dollars has been promised for the head of the fugitive, dead or alive, ensures Koukourmayev, who hesitates to denounce the job and prefers business to local authorities. Before disappearing body and well.

But he had time to discuss the existence of a list, which contained 2,000 names of Chechen opponents. 300 would be "short-listed" in the prospect of early elimination, 50 of which would be in Austria. Israilov, who figures prominently, feels watched for several months. Last December, he expressed the Austrian anti-terrorism department, who repeatedly denied its protection. The latest up to six days before the tragedy. " too vague threat, "say authorities.

Despite these troubling signs, Austria seems determined to quickly categorize the embarrassing affair Israilov. The apparent amateurism abusers betray a simple reckoning mafia, said the Interior Minister Maria Fekter, Israilov who has "never sought protection . The family of the victim, who now enjoys a close police escort, decided to press charges against the Austrian state for not helping a person in danger.

Executioners leave behind an accomplice, who made the mistake of using his own car, a Volvo in the operation. The discovery of the overtaking vehicle, while he is on a highway rest area west of Vienna. Edilov Ramzan, who calls himself Otto Kaltenbrunner (below) in Austria, provides a brief confession in police custody: " Israilov was a traitor to the president. He deserved death , "he says cautiously before wall in silence.

few days later, the Chechen cause is losing one of its staunchest defenders. Monday, January 19, Markelov, a young lawyer of 34 years, is assassinated in central Moscow with a bullet in the head and the young Russian journalist who accompanied him. Markelov defending the family of a young Chechen woman strangled in 2000 by a Russian military officer, Colonel Yuri Budanov. It had just been released for good behavior, despite being sentenced to ten years in prison. Markelov had repeatedly directly challenging the Kadyrovtsy in War Crimes committed in Chechnya.