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Russian Muslim region MPs seek alcohol ban
Saturday December 03, 2011 11:24:13 AM,
RIA Novosti
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Moscow: In
a move to prevent traffic accidents and alcohol poisoning, MPs in
Russia's predominantly Muslim region Ingushetia have drafted a
bill which, if passed, would ban the sale of alcohol in the state.
The lawmakers Friday began the first reading of the bill, the
local government spokeswoman said.
Alcohol sales in Ingushetia are presently allowed from 10 a.m. to
10 p.m. every day. In neighbouring Muslim-dominated Chechnya
region, alcohol is sold just once a week from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Ingushetia will be electing members of the local and central
legislatures and the federal Russian parliament Dec 4 together
with the rest of the country. The new legislature will vote on the
bill, the spokeswoman said, adding that the law would most likely
be adopted.
Ingushetia president Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has welcomed the bill as
an important move. He called for tougher control over alcohol
sales, saying products should be certified and retailers provided
with licenses.
"Uncertified people in this business sell dodgy alcohol, which
causes poisoning and leads to conflicts," he said
The lawmakers would also have to decide on punishment for
violators, he said. Yevkurov cited police statistics that said
alcohol intoxication was one of the main reasons behind traffic
accidents.
"We are in a secular state and the republic's population is made
of a diversity of religions and ethnicities. We cannot stamp on
people's rights but we can somehow try to prevent the situation
from running out of control," Yevkurov said.
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