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Saturday, 27 September 2003
MURDERED CHECHEN WOMAN\'S FAMILY FLEES ABROAD
By empty (9/27/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The family of Elza Kungaeva, the young Chechen woman who was murdered in March 2000 by Russian Army Colonel Yurii Budanov, arrived on 27 August in Norway, where they have been granted refugee status, \"The Guardian\" reported on 28 August. The family has lived for the past three years in a displaced-persons\' camp in Ingushetia. Kungaeva\'s father, Visa Kungaev, said the family has received repeated threats of reprisals from Russian troops.
The family of Elza Kungaeva, the young Chechen woman who was murdered in March 2000 by Russian Army Colonel Yurii Budanov, arrived on 27 August in Norway, where they have been granted refugee status, \"The Guardian\" reported on 28 August. The family has lived for the past three years in a displaced-persons\' camp in Ingushetia. Kungaeva\'s father, Visa Kungaev, said the family has received repeated threats of reprisals from Russian troops. The North Caucasus Military Court sentenced Budanov last month to 10 years\' imprisonment for the murder. (RFE/RL)