<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to information gathered by the Chechnya Committee, MrRouslan Maigov, his wife and their four children have applied for asylum in France. MrRouslan Maigov is the brother of Aslambek Maigov, the Moscow representative of the Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov. MrRouslan Maigov has been arrested and beaten up several times in Russia and Chechnya. When last arrested in December 2001, a ransom of RUB 160 000 was paid to secure his release. MrRouslan Maigov is under particular threat for carrying cassettes in which President Maskhadov conveyed his orders to MrMaigov's brother. Nevertheless, OFPRA (the French Refugee Office) followed by the appeal committee have rejected the application by MrRouslan Maigov and his family for asylum in France on the grounds that if MrAslambek Maigov is in Moscow without, apparently, being under threat, his brother Rouslan and his family could live in Russia. The argument put forward by the competent French authorities obviously does not take account of the arrests and maltreatment to which the Russian authorities have subjected MrRouslan Maigov in the past or the obvious """"""""interest"""""""" which the Russian authorities have shown in MrRouslan Maigov, or the fact that it is unfortunately the current practice in Russia to subject the members of leading Chechens' families to threats, intimidation and violence by way of a warning. Finally, MrRouslan Maigov, his wife and four children will be expelled from the reception centre for asylum-seekers at Marseilles in the next few days and will be forced to leave the country.  Is the Council aware of the situation of MrRouslan Maigov and his family? Does the Council consider that the decision by the competent French authorities is consistent with the common rules on the right of asylum laid down in the Schengen agreements? In more general terms, given the serious threats to which Chechens in the Russian Federation are subjected, does the Council not consider that it should take emergency measures to block any decision to expel Chechens living in the countries which are signatories to the Schengen agreements?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [9]. </s>
According to information gathered by the Chechnya Committee, MrRouslan Maigov, his wife and their four children have applied for asylum in France. MrRouslan Maigov is the brother of Aslambek Maigov, the Moscow representative of the Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov. MrRouslan Maigov has been arrested and beaten up several times in Russia and Chechnya. When last arrested in December 2001, a ransom of RUB 160 000 was paid to secure his release. MrRouslan Maigov is under particular threat for carrying cassettes in which President Maskhadov conveyed his orders to MrMaigov's brother. Nevertheless, OFPRA (the French Refugee Office) followed by the appeal committee have rejected the application by MrRouslan Maigov and his family for asylum in France on the grounds that if MrAslambek Maigov is in Moscow without, apparently, being under threat, his brother Rouslan and his family could live in Russia. The argument put forward by the competent French authorities obviously does not take account of the arrests and maltreatment to which the Russian authorities have subjected MrRouslan Maigov in the past or the obvious """"""""interest"""""""" which the Russian authorities have shown in MrRouslan Maigov, or the fact that it is unfortunately the current practice in Russia to subject the members of leading Chechens' families to threats, intimidation and violence by way of a warning. Finally, MrRouslan Maigov, his wife and four children will be expelled from the reception centre for asylum-seekers at Marseilles in the next few days and will be forced to leave the country.  Is the Council aware of the situation of MrRouslan Maigov and his family? Does the Council consider that the decision by the competent French authorities is consistent with the common rules on the right of asylum laid down in the Schengen agreements? In more general terms, given the serious threats to which Chechens in the Russian Federation are subjected, does the Council not consider that it should take emergency measures to block any decision to expel Chechens living in the countries which are signatories to the Schengen agreements?