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October 05, 2024 21:52

• Woman from Adygea punished for insulting law enforcer

  In Adygea, a court has fined a resident of the Takhtamukaisky District, finding the woman guilty of publicly insulting a public official.

October 05, 2024 17:56

• Activist Larisa Bochieva released from SIZO

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has overturned the decision to extend the arrest of Larisa Bochieva, accused of creating a cell of an extremist organization. This was reported by Shamil Khadulaev, the chairman of the Dagestani Public Oversight Commission (POC) in his Telegram channel.

October 05, 2024 16:48

• Court upholds arrest of lawyer Natalia Fedorenko

  The Novorossiysk Court of Appeal has dismissed the defence's complaint against the arrest of Natalia Fedorenko, a lawyer, accused of violating one's privacy. The defence intends to file a complaint.

October 05, 2024 04:15

• Defendant in case on pogrom at Makhachkala airport pleads not guilty

  Magomednabi Shaikhslamov, involved as a defendant in a case on pogrom at an airport in Makhachkala, claimed that he ended up at the scene of the riots by accident, since he worked as a taxi driver. The video shows Magomednabi Shaikhslamov approaching the police, talking to them and leaving, but investigators accused the man of using violence against a public official.

October 04, 2024 22:56

• Nikita Zhuravel, who burned Koran, accused of high treason

  Nikita Zhuravel, a resident of Volgograd, convicted of burning the Koran, has been charged with high treason.

October 04, 2024 22:48

• Prisoner in Rostov penal colony to get compensation for improper medical treatment

  A court awarded former prisoner Igor Tkachenko 350,000 roubles in compensation, recognizing that medical officers at a tuberculosis hospital in Rostov-on-Don performed his surgery in an improper way, which caused his health to deteriorate.

October 04, 2024 21:18

• New expertise issue slows down consideration of murder case of 19-year-old Magomed-Ali Sultanov

  After a month of deliberation, the prosecutor has agreed to conduct a new examination of the body of Magomed-Ali Sultanov, 19, a resident of the Dagestani village of Kayakent. However, the judge postponed his decision on this issue for almost another month, explaining that he needed to study the previous data.

October 04, 2024 20:15

• Offenders' public apologies are self-promotion method for Astrakhan police

  By forcing offenders to publicly apologize to the video camera, Astrakhan law enforcers are trying to artificially increase the importance of their activities, while this humiliating measure has no intended prophylactic effect, analysts have noted.

October 04, 2024 16:43

• Vladikavkaz court refuses to consider case on discrediting Russian Army

  The Promyshlenny District Court of Vladikavkaz has returned the case on discrediting the Russian Army to law enforcers; the case was opened against Arsen Tuaev, a local resident.

October 04, 2024 16:40

• Gymnasium teacher in Vladikavkaz fired for blue and yellow clothes

  The administration of the Orthodox gymnasium in Vladikavkaz has fired a female teacher after she came to the establishment in a blue blouse and a yellow skirt.

October 03, 2024 23:39

• Lawyers comment on scandal with equipment sale on behalf of "Akhmat" special unit

  Lawyers have noted that it is practically impossible to hold the scammers accountable for the fact that they had sold stolen property, posing themselves as fighters of the "Akhmat" Chechen special unit. But these actions have seriously discredited the "Akhmat"; and it's possible that Chechnya's enemies are behind this, a political analyst has suggested.

October 03, 2024 23:20

• Court extends arrest of blogger Vadim Kharchenko*

  A court in Gelendzhik has extended until December 6 the arrest of blogger Vadim Kharchenko*, accused of defamation, discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, insulting the feelings of believers, and calling for extremism.

October 03, 2024 23:10

• Court leaves journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova in custody

  The Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended the arrest of Nadezhda Kevorkova, a journalist, until November 4 within a case of justifying terrorism.

October 03, 2024 23:10

• Defender of advocate Fedorenko appeals against her arrest

  An appeal has been lodged against the arrest of advocate Natalia Fedorenko from Gelendzhik, accused of violating privacy, her defender reports.

October 03, 2024 20:12

• In Adygea, conscript accused of evading military service

  A resident of the Maikop District has been accused of evading conscription for the military service, and the case has been sent to court, the Investigating Department for Adygea of Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.

October 02, 2024 23:17

• Resident of Kalmykia fined for discrediting Russian Army

  A court in Kalmykia has fined Miroslav Genik, a father of many children, by 30,000 roubles based on the testimony of his neighbours, who had accused the man of discrediting the Russian Army.

October 02, 2024 22:54

• Defenders of Krasnodar embankment are outraged by fines

  Vitaly Cherkasov, an activist, and Alexander Safronov, a member of the Krasnodar City Duma, continue collecting signatures against the construction of a temple on the embankment and intend to appeal against the fines imposed on them. According to the activists, they have collected more than 3000 signatures.

October 02, 2024 21:43

• Father of athlete missing in Dagestan decides to challenge his dismissal from MIA

  Nikolai Tsomartov, a father of a female athlete from North Ossetia, who went missing in Kaspiysk, considered his dismissal after searching for his daughter to be humiliating and unlawful. The man decided to lodge an appeal to court.

October 02, 2024 21:29

• Release of son of Chechen billionaire Timur Bazhaev surprises lawyers

  The release from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the son of Musa Bazhaev, a Chechen billionaire, is against the judicial practice and the law. In this case, the charge of assaulting a policeman cannot be reclassified, lawyers have noted.

October 02, 2024 19:20

• Court places advocate of blogger Kharchenko* in custody

  Advocate Natalia Fedorenko has been placed in custody in a case on violation of privacy. The defence intends to lodge an appeal against the court’s decision.