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30 November 2016, 19:46

Chechen authorities force all alcohol sellers to give up licenses

In Chechnya, all the 14 owners of shops selling alcoholic beverages have shopped their activities under the demand of the republic's leadership and against the failed authorities’ struggle with "drunken" road accident.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that at night on November 28, in the "Kavkaz" Highway in Chechnya, a Ford car drove into the oncoming lane and made a head-on collision with a VAZ-21014 car, after which the first car was thrown at the following Priora car. The accident resulted in the death of seven people on the spot. Two more were hospitalized.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, who reported about the November 28 night road accident, has stated, referring to witnesses, that the deceased driver of the Ford car was drunk.

According to Magomed Mustafinov, the Director of the Department of Economy, Trade and Consumer Market of the Chechen Ministry for Economic Development, all the republic’s owners of the shops selling alcoholic beverages have given up their licenses and abandobed this type of their activities. The authorities have promised to help them in re-profiling the business, the edition named "Caucasus. Realities" has reported today citing Mr Mustafinov.

According to the edition, the traders have gave up their licenses after meeting Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Parliament and the head of the operative headquarters for reducing road accidents.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

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