Lawmakers tentatively OK Putin's amnesty for Chechnya

Thursday, May 22, 2003

MOSCOW -- The lower house of the Russian parliament gave initial approval Wednesday to President Vladimir Putin's proposed amnesty for Chechen rebels who lay down their arms, a measure that the Kremlin says is an important step toward peace and that critics say is virtually meaningless.

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