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New York Times: Ossetians are not eager to disarm
2009-08-17 11:14Despite the Russian support, residents of South Ossetia are not eager to disarm, Gazeta.ru reports alluding to The New York Times.
gt-en-newsitem-inside"Now, with Russia guaranteeing its security, South Ossetia is asking residents to turn in their weapons voluntarily. The police have opened 50 criminal prosecutions for illegal weapons and plan to offer $300 to $400 for each Kalashnikov rifle, a top official said".
"This has been the strange way of life inside South Ossetia, on and off, since the end of the Soviet Union. The tiny population of this valley - factory workers, university students, farmers and smugglers - has been turned into a loosely organized fighting force, deployed along the boundary that separates South Ossetia from Georgian-controlled territory," the article says.
David Sanakoyev, South Ossetia's ombudsman, said he had never owned a gun but felt it was still too early to disarm. "Life has changed," he said. "But inside, you don't yet feel that life has changed."
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