At a security conference on the North Caucasus, Dmitry Medvedev has said that terrorists must be killed ‘without emotion or doubt’, and that they should be tried elsewhere in Russia if a ‘quality trial’ cannot be assured in the region itself.  He also told police officers that police safety must be ensured at all costs: ‘Chiefs of any rank will be taken to task, or even fired, for failing to provide such [security] measures’.  Medvedev has pledged a commitment to regaining stability in the North Caucasus through ‘other methods’ if necessary.  The President has suggested the creation of special professional courts for certain crimes that jury panels ‘don’t cope’ well with, such as crimes committed by criminal groups.