Week in the Caucasus: review of main events from April 29 to May 5

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:00:00 +0400

Voting to the Board of Elders; verdict of guilty passed by jury to Yusup Temerkhanov, accused of killing Yuri Budanov; distribution of quotas allocation for Hajj-2013 by Hajj Mission of Russia; legitimization of Mikhail Savva's arrest in Krasnodar and clash of locals with securities at construction site of TPP in Sochi; explosion in Makhachkala killing two children; start of discussing amendments to the law "On Occupied Territories" and Georgia's decision to take part in Sochi Olympics, - see the review of major events in the Caucasus during the week of April 29-May 5, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".