Aslan Maskhadov's successor was the head of the Supreme Sharia Court of Ichkeria, Sheikh Abdul Halim. This was stated by another leader of the Chechen separatists, Shamil Basayev. In short, the militants are doing everything possible to demonstrate that a tragic event - the death of their leader - cannot stop the fight for freedom. Meanwhile, the pro-Kremlin leader of Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov, refrains from wild enthusiasm over the murder of Maskhadov. He expressed doubt that the situation in the republic will now improve.