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On August, 9, Byelorussian frontiers detained five natives of Chechnya, citizens of the Russian Federation, two little children among them.

Alim Bitokhov, a defendant in the case on the so-called "Urvan Jamaat", challenged his lawyer Eduard Samoilov because of his disagreement with the latter's defence tactics. The panel of judges of the North Caucasian District Military Court dismissed the defendant's motion, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.

In Ingushetia, investigators suspect Magomed Khashagulgov, Managing Director of the OJSC "Airport Magas" of abuse of power, and Magomed Tsurov, his predecessor in the post, – of illegal entrepreneurship. This is stated in the message of the Prosecutor's General Office of Russia.

Seven people were injured in the conflict between the villagers of Gimry and Untsukul in Dagestan. Mass conflict broke out after two bodies with gunshot wounds had been found near a gasoline station in two kilometres from the village of Gimry.

Eduard Taashev, involved in the grouping of Zalim Tutov, who was in wanted list, was killed in Kabardino-Balkaria. This was reported today by the United Information Centre (UIC) of the law enforcement agencies of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

On August 5, a conflict between two Caucasian natives led to a shooting from the traumatic weapons near the mosque on the Poklonnaya Hill in the west of Moscow. One Caucasian native was injured.

A trial on the case of Sviridov’s murder began in the Moscow city court today. The case is being tried by a jury which includes twelve main and eight reserve jurymen.

In Karachay-Cherkessia, the Ust-Dzheguta Interdistrict Investigatory Division of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of Russia on the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KCR) initiated a criminal case on charges of excess of power by the officers of the local OVD (Interior Division).

Today, in the city of Rostov-on-Don at the hearing on the case of "Urvan Jamaat" in the North Caucasus District Military Court the defendants' lawyers demanded to bring to the court two defence's witnesses who did not come. To search for witnesses, the hearings were postponed till August 10.

Dean of the Department of History of the Southern Federal University (SFU) is suspected of taking bribes from the applicants in the amount of 200,000 roubles, which was allegedly transferred to the account, specified by the suspected person, following the results of the applicants' two entrance exams.

In the Georgian capital, five people involved in the riots in Tbilisi on May 26, were sentenced, the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia reports.

During the first six months of 2011 no less than 653 persons became victims of armed confrontation going on in Northern Caucasus. Among them there are 392 killed and 261 wounded. These are the totals of calculation by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and other open sources.

Today, the Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of the Russian Football Union (RFU) has fined the football club (FC) "Anji" by 600 thousand roubles for failing to ensure order during the match with the FC "Zenit". In case of repeated violations the football club from the city of Makhachkala will have to play two matches on a neutral field, the RFU's official website reports.

The Moscow City Court has formed the jury for the case on the murder of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the football club "Spartak", who was killed last December in Moscow. According to the press service of the court, the jury consists of 12 main jurors and eight substitute jurors.

Today in the Nagorno-Karabakh, the circuit court of general jurisdiction of Syunik Region of Armenia has sentenced Manvel Azroyan to life imprisonment, finding him guilty of the murder of his four colleagues.