Money for militants delivered via Azerbaijan - Russian prosecutor
Money for militant units in the northern Caucasus is
being delivered by couriers infiltrating through the borders of
Georgia and Azerbaijan, Russia`s top prosecutor has alleged.
Yuri Chayka, the Russian Prosecutor-General, said in a report on strengthening law and order in Russia in 2008 that, in most cases, channels bypassing the country`s credit-financial system are used to fund militants in the volatile Caucasus, according to a report carried by the Russian RIA Novosti news agency. "In this connection, work on revealing and thwarting instances of wrongdoing and corruption in executive bodies carrying out state regulation and control at the state border is taking on particular importance," Chayka wrote.
The report said potential sources of funds channeled into extremist and terrorist activities include "voluntary donations" by entrepreneurs and traders, embezzled budgetary funds, proceeds from the illegal sales of oil products, revenues made from the production and sales of counterfeit money, and illegal businesses.
It also says that efforts by law enforcement agencies in revealing and blocking the channels and sources of terror funding have not been fully effective. Not a single person was prosecuted on these charges in 2007 while only one individual was held accountable for funding terror in 2008.
"However, emissaries of international terror organizations continue to play a coordinating role, including that in issues of financing organized terrorist activity in Russia," Chayka emphasized.
According to Russia`s Federal Security Service, 97 terror-related crimes, including 50 terror acts that could have been committed in crowded locations, were prevented in the country in 2008.
Yuri Chayka, the Russian Prosecutor-General, said in a report on strengthening law and order in Russia in 2008 that, in most cases, channels bypassing the country`s credit-financial system are used to fund militants in the volatile Caucasus, according to a report carried by the Russian RIA Novosti news agency. "In this connection, work on revealing and thwarting instances of wrongdoing and corruption in executive bodies carrying out state regulation and control at the state border is taking on particular importance," Chayka wrote.
The report said potential sources of funds channeled into extremist and terrorist activities include "voluntary donations" by entrepreneurs and traders, embezzled budgetary funds, proceeds from the illegal sales of oil products, revenues made from the production and sales of counterfeit money, and illegal businesses.
It also says that efforts by law enforcement agencies in revealing and blocking the channels and sources of terror funding have not been fully effective. Not a single person was prosecuted on these charges in 2007 while only one individual was held accountable for funding terror in 2008.
"However, emissaries of international terror organizations continue to play a coordinating role, including that in issues of financing organized terrorist activity in Russia," Chayka emphasized.
According to Russia`s Federal Security Service, 97 terror-related crimes, including 50 terror acts that could have been committed in crowded locations, were prevented in the country in 2008.
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