THE COUNCIL SUPERIEUR OF THE MAGISTRATURE OF RUSSIA EXAMINES QUESTION
RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES TCHETCHENES








MOSCOW March 12.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Natalia Byrkina).  The
Council superior of the magistrature of Russia should examine Monday
the question concerning the appointment of fourteen judges who will be
appeles has to work in the legal system of Tchetchenie.  These judges
will join the 22 judges who exert already in this republic.

All the judges are of nationality tchetchene and before 1996 they were
employes in the legal system of the republic.  They had ete
constrained to leave Tchetchenie after the extremists had institutes
the Islamic courts of the charia.

Ten courts of district and the supreme Court of the republic currently
function in Tchetchenie.  The judges have starts has to exert has the
end of the year derniere.  During this period several hundreds of
decisions have ete returned within the framework of civil cases and
penales.  Approximately 6 000 files are has the study.  These courts
are in the districts more sOers of the republic, has to know those of
Chali, Naouri, Nadteretchny and Goudermes.

Two other courts will be soon open in the districts of Vedeno and
Nojai-Yourt.  It is there which the judges lately name will take up
their duties.  On the whole, 16 courts will function in the republic
and their decisions will be returned by 57 federal judges.

The Council superior of the magistrature of Russia will siegera during
three days.