President of Tatarstan holds extraordinary meeting with chiefs of municipalities

Republican leadership and law enforcement bodies will take severest measures in respect of persons promoting extremism in Tatarstan. Such a statement has been made by the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at the extraordinary meeting with chiefs of municipalities.

Rustam Minnikhanov stressed that extremism will be eradicated in Tatarstan. He promised to take severest measures in respect of persons who destabilize situation by supporting radical Islamic movements.

Head of republic promised to punish chiefs of municipalities who permit extremist behaviours on their territory. He reminded as well that the Russian President Vladimir Putin judged accidents happened in Kazan and by his order his Plenipotentiary in VFD Mikhail Babich came to Kazan.

“Nobody will let providing conditions for terrorism development in a peaceful, developing republic. It was a challenge addressed to the temporal power, not only Muslim religious leaders” Mikhail Babich said.

Plenipotentiary to the RF President in VFD asked chiefs of municipalities, religious leaders, and law enforcement bodies to analyze the situation thoroughly and take necessary measures to eradicate extremism.