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June 22, 2013 19:14

• Mother of Sabina Abakarova, in whose house "suicide belt" was found, claims innocence of her daughter

  The "suicide belt" found in the house of Sabina Abakarova was planted there by power agents before the search, Sabina's mother told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. She explained the increased attention of law enforcers to Sabina and her cousin Patimat Abakarova by the fact that they knew the suicide bomber Muslimat Alieva, who committed a self-explosion on May 3, 2012.

June 22, 2013 17:57

• GUVD: no illegal actions of policemen against builder Demerchyan revealed in Sochi

  The GUVD (Chief Interior Department) of the Krasnodar Territory has conducted a check of Sochi policemen's actions under the claim that the builder Mardiros Demerchyan was beaten, and revealed no illegal actions. The police were too hasty to assess the actions of its employees, the advocate of the builder said in his turn.

June 22, 2013 17:04

• Volgograd: fire victims from Poddubny Street claim faking examination results

  The city authorities forced the expert company to change the outcomes of the examination not in favour of the victims of the fire that occurred in the house located in Poddubny Street, said Olga Bozhkova, one of the victims. However, administration officials of the Krasnooktyabrskiy District of Volgograd refute the allegations.

June 22, 2013 13:04

• Agaev: gold coins were planted on Muradverdiev in Baku Airport

  Akif Muradverdiev, the former head of the office of the Azerbaijani president, who was arrested on June 20 on charges of contraband, is kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan.

June 22, 2013 03:28

• Former Deputy Mayor of Novocherkassk Zhuravlyov made no nationalist statements, defence witnesses assert

  On June 20, the Novocherkassk City Court proceeded, at its session on the criminal case against the former Deputy Mayor of Novocherkassk Vladislav Zhuravlyov, to questioning defence witnesses. All of them denied the presence of nationalist appeals in the speech of the defendant.

June 22, 2013 02:45

• Relatives of Asilder Omarov detained on suspicion of helping IAFs cannot locate him

  In Dagestan, the police are concealing information about the whereabouts of a resident of Buynaksk Asilder Omarov, detained on suspicion of aiding members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), his relatives assert. The police claim that the detainee is kept at the IVS (temporary detention facility) of Buynaksk.

June 22, 2013 02:05

• Supreme Court of Dagestan upholds amendments that cancel direct election of republic's head

  The Supreme Court of Dagestan has dismissed the claim of the lawyer Rasul Kadiev, who challenged the amendments to the Constitution of Dagestan the Republic, which have abolished the direct election of the head of the republic. A motivated judgment will be ready within five days, after which Kadiev may decide to appeal.

June 22, 2013 01:40

• Georgia and South Ossetia note reduction in count of detentions on both sides of the border

  At the 35th meeting within the framework of the Mechanisms Prevention of and Reaction to Incident (MPRI), held on June 21 in the Georgian village of Ergneti, officials of Georgia and South Ossetia discussed seven agenda points related to the situation in the border areas and release of detainees by both parties.

June 21, 2013 23:04

• Dagestani GPO intends to report about inquiry into attempt on journalist Akhmednabiev before July 10

  The investigation into the attempt on the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in Dagestan Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev should run not under the articles of the Russian Criminal Code, on which it had been opened, Abdurashid Sheikhov, the journalist's advocate is sure. According to his story, he had filed a complaint with the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) about non-fulfilment of the court ruling to re-qualify the articles.

June 21, 2013 20:24

• After declaring bankruptcy, "Armavia" has not paid salary debts

  On Friday, former employees of the "Armavia" Airlines, which had declared its bankruptcy, came again to the building of the Government of Armenia. About thirty persons demanded help in addressing their problem.

June 21, 2013 18:56

• RWB: case of Sochi journalist Yarst needs additional inquiry

  The international NGO "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has demanded to transfer the investigation into another region and hold additional inquiry into the case of the independent journalist from Sochi Nikolai Yarst, accused of possession and transportation of drugs.

June 21, 2013 16:33

• Extermination of the archive of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia with the materials of secret surveillance deferred

  It was decided to defer extermination of the first part of the archive of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia with the materials on the citizens’ personal privacy for an indefinite term because a special committee is going to familiarize representatives of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in the country with a number of records, one of the members of the committee Lasha Tugushi reported.

June 21, 2013 15:13

• Chief Architect of Dagestanskie Ogni arrested

  Ismatullah Rakhmetov, the head of the division for architecture and city planning of Dagestanskie Ogni, suspected of taking a bribe, has been put into custody, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported on Friday.

June 21, 2013 14:55

• The case of terror in the market of Vladikavkaz will be considered by Military Court in Rostov-on-Don

  The case against five natives of Ingushetia accused of involvement in the act of terror in the market of Vladikavkaz in September of 2010 will be considered by Military circuit court in Rostov-on-Don. Preliminary hearings may be held already in a month, attorney of one of the defendants informed.

June 21, 2013 12:10

• Yerevan: Refugee Day was marked by march and exhibition-sale of Armenian refugees' works

  On June 20, Yerevan hosted, at the initiative of the UN Agency for Refugees, a march and an exhibition-sale of works made by Armenian refugees. The events were dated the World Refugee Day marked on that day. The exhibition showed works of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, Iraq and Syria.

June 21, 2013 10:58

• Journalists and representatives of NGOs in Georgia argue on whether video records of tortures to detainees should be made public

  Video records of tortures to detainees in the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia found on June, 17, in hiding places of Samegrelo (Western Georgia) were shown on June, 20, at a press-show for journalists and representatives of NGOs. The experts disagreed on whether such scenes should be shown to the public at large.

June 21, 2013 09:27

• Ibrahim Todashev killed in the USA buried in Chechnya

  Ibragim Todashev, a native of Chechnya, who was shot dead in the United States, was buried on June 20 in the evening into the cemetery located in the Grozny District of the Chechen Republic between the settlements of Prigorodnoe and Gikalo.

June 21, 2013 02:15

• A picket against construction in the “greenbelt” of Primorskaya embankment is planned in Sochi

  Members of a pressure group in Sochi declared their intention to hold a picket in protection of the “greenbelt” of the top level of Primorskaya embankment where construction of a well-room for delivery of mineral water started. However, Mayor’s office refused to authorize the action. One of the activists is going to hold a single-person picket.

June 21, 2013 01:03

• Court hearing on Nalchik attack case postponed because of advocate's illness

  On June 20, at the trial on the case of the attack on Nalchik, the session was not held due to the illness of one of the lawyers. The session was postponed to June 24. At the previous session on June 18, the defence continued presenting its proofs.

June 20, 2013 23:53

• Orlov: court that fined chair of "Civil Assistance" went beyond the legal sphere

  The court ruling to fine Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the Committee "Civil Assistance", is beyond the legal sphere, said Oleg Orlov, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".