 He said, "I have not seen this list, so I don't know details of its contents, and this is obviously a rich area for follow-on reporting.However, I can't guarantee its authenticity" and stated that it's very easy to compose a false list, while sites of Chechen separatists very often publish propaganda among the actual information.On February 9, 2009 Arthur Kurmakayev, who was questioned by Austrian police about Israilov's killing, told the Russian newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" that Austrian police had libeled him with a false report.