Irina Khakamada was an elected Duma representative from 1993 to 2003 . She is commonly regarded as a democratic politician who is in a moderate opposition to the Russian government . She is known for criticizing the governmental actions during Moscow theater hostage crisis where she was involved as one of the negotiators . Khakamada stated that the hostage takers were not going to use their bombs to kill the people and destroy the building . This opinion was supported by other negotiators including Anna Politkovskaya and by the subsequent events when the Chechens did not use their bombs
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Irina Khakamada