The Chechen government announced two tenders worth of $66,717 and $148,235 to insure the Chechen parliament and its 40 deputies, according to the official website that tracks state purchases, Moskovsky Komsomolets reported on Thursday.
It has been decided to insure almost everything in the regional parliament; from office buildings to paving slabs. The insurance will cover costs caused by fire, flood, theft, “unlawful acts of third parties” and “interaction with moving objects” (crashing into buildings by land or air).
Chechen deputies may have a reason to be concerned about their lives. In October 2010, the parliament building was attacked by militants. The attack began when a vehicle carrying terrorists drove into cars carrying lawmakers. A suicide bomber had blown himself up while the other militants headed toward parliament. Six people were killed in the attack and 17 people, including six police officers, were injured. All the militants were killed in a special operation headed by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
The Chechen authorities also worry about the security and health of local parliamentarians, a total of 40 members, including only two women, will be insured from almost any “on the job” injury. Possible injuries were listed on 17 pages, which makes one wonder whether it is worth becoming a member of the Chechen parliament as, according to the list, they face the risk of losing their tongue (from the tip to its complete loss), of being raped, or having their extremities amputated.