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Catastrophic flood in the Krasnodar Territory; Communists' actions in South of Russia against Russia's accession to the WTO; loss of Kadyrov's representative of litigation against HRC "Memorial"; removal of deputy's immunity from Vladimir Bessonov, Rostov Region's State Duma MP; hunger strike in Makhachkala SIZO and action against the ban imposed on "Anji" FC to play Europa League matches in Dagestan; poisoning of dozens of people in Georgia with chlorine and support by the country's parliament of the renewed government, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of July 2-8, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Alexander Vasiliev, the lawyer of the defendant in the case of murder of Ilya Dzhaparidze declared his intention to file a supervisory appeal against the verdict against his client Yuri Tikhomirov. The defender hopes to mitigate the verdict of guilty.

In Azerbaijan, criminal proceedings against Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", accused of tax evasion, were suspended.

A local woman was wounded in the settlement of Majalis, Kaitag district of Dagestan, as a result of a grenade explosion.

In April, May and June 2012, in the territory of Karachay-Cherkessia, at least six people suffered from the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them four persons died and two wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from open sources.

In the territory of the Stavropol Territory, in April, May and June 2012, at least eleven persons fell victim to the ongoing North-Caucasian armed conflict; of them nine persons were killed and two wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from open sources.

In April, May and June 2012, in the territory of Ingushetia, at least 36 persons suffered in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them 14 persons were killed and 22 more wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from open sources.

Mirza Omariev, the former Director General of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Dagestani Airlines", and the current company boss Zhabir Abakarov are suspected of abusing their service power by the amount of more than 230 million roubles, according to the website of the Chief Department of the MIA of the NCFD.

At least 94 persons suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in June 2012. Of them, 52 persons perished and 42 were wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from open sources.

The Russian State Duma has stripped immunity from Vladimir Bessonov and consented to instituting a criminal case against the MP from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), who is accuses the consequence of resisting police during an election event in Rostov-on-Don on December 2, 2011.

In the Dagestani village of Leninkent, after the Friday prayers, masked gunmen killed two parishioners, a believer who preferred to remain anonymous, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Unidentified people committed an assault at writer Vagram Saakyan. He underwent cruel beating and is currently staying at home with a violent headache, Aram Antinyn, Editor-in-Chief of "Blognews" media, reported.

Leonid Zrumov, the head of the Department of the Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, is suspected of misuse of budgetary funds for the amount of more than 19.8 million roubles. This was reported today by the press service of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

A 29-year-old female native of Uzbekistan was detained on charges of murdering an 88-year-old female resident of the city of Apsheronsk. According to investigators, she was connected with the religious organization "Jehovah's Witnesses". This was reported by the press service of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in the Krasnodar Territory. In their turn, Jehovah's Witnesses stated that the defendant was not a member of the organization.