here and now №1412 10.02.2000 (2000)

The guest of the program is Lieutenant General Yuri Biryukov.

Discussion of the topic of the day: the exchange of Radio Liberty journalist Andrei Babitsky for captured soldiers and officers in Chechnya.

The arrest of A. Babitsky in the rear of the Russian troops on suspicion of aiding terrorists.

Journalistic accreditation of A. Babitsky from the authorities of Ichkeria.

Radio Liberty did not receive accreditation (violation of Article 148 of the Russian law on the media, the provision on the presence of journalists in combat zones).

Yu. S. Biryukov confirms that after the completion of the operational and investigative measures, A. Babitsky was released, but the journalist voluntarily agreed to the exchange.

Statistics on the release of prisoners of war in Chechnya.