embly of the Council of Europe. Last May, the Permanent representative of the Russian Federation at the United Nations asked for the expulsion of the TRP from ECOSOC, with the accuse of having violated the rules and principles of the United Nations, as it gave the floor to a terrorist organization (Mr. Idigov); and by saying that the activities of the TRP are financed by incomes from the international drug-trafficking. At the end of June the UN NGO Committee discussed the TRP Case and decided to adopt a three-years suspension. Now the Assembly of ECOSOC will have to decide whether to ratify or reject such sanction This should already happen on July 27 in case the Russian attempt to accelerate the process will succeed. Statement of Olivier DUPUIS, Secretary General of the TRP: NB: The accuses of the Russian Federation against the Radicals are, at the same time, very grave and ridiculous. To define as terrorist an elected representative of the Chechen people like our friend Idigov, is absurd. He has a regular passport, recognized in all the European Capitals. To present the radicals as the "Lords of drugs" is absurd and defamatory. It is surreal that just those who, undisturbed, bombed Chechnya, now pretend to sanctions those who gave to floor to bombed Chechens Radical Party Tel. +32-2-230.41.21 Fax. +32-2-230.36.70 HYPERLINK "http://www.radicalparty.org/" www.radicalparty.org
