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The accusations of a theft brought by relatives often fail to reach the court and return the runaway girls back into families. But in the case of Leyla Gireeva, a native of Ingushetia, such a charge could become an obstacle for the girl to go abroad, lawyers and human rights defenders have pointed out.

When commenting on a case instituted against former policemen, an advocate has stated that the fabrication of criminal cases on possession of drugs is being practiced by the law enforcement bodies in connection with the availability of wild-growing cannabis in the Astrakhan Region and the possibility of getting promotion.

The defence has not yet received the reasoning part of the verdict of the Court of Appeal, which had overturned the verdict passed in the case of torture of Yulduz Kurashova, Khasavyurt resident, while Kurashova herself was never taken under state protection, Magomed Alamov, a lawyer, has noted.

Policemen tried to hide the posters from passers-by and distracted the picketers, said Idris Yusupov, a journalist with the "Novoye Delo" outlet.

How the unrecognized republic lives through a gas and transport blockade; ongoing protests in defence of Saakashvili in Georgia; and Kadyrov's conflicts with the Urus-Martan and Batal-Khadji people, – read about these events in the review of the main events in the Caucasus during the week on from December 12-18, 2022, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The representative of the prosecutor's office has demanded to take into account the opinion of the victim before adding to Zarema Musaeva's case files the expert's conclusions, which contradict the prosecution's version. The court agreed to interrogate the law enforcer, of attacking whom Musaeva is accused.

The Prikubansky District Court partially granted the claim filed by a mother of Stepan Tsymbal, deceased in the Voronezh Region, to recover compensation from the Russian Ministry of Defence.

The appellate instance has overturned the sentence of the former policemen convicted of torturing Yulduz Kurashova in Khasavyurt, and sent the case back for a new trial.

The police of Ingushetia are checking the complaint about domestic violence filed by Leyla Gireeva, and the check is under special control in the Prosecutor’s Office, the “SK SOS Crisis Group” reports.

Vadim Bai, a contract soldier, is accused of refusing to participate in hostilities; his case will be considered by the Krasnodar Garrison Military Court.

Cooperation with Ramzan Kadyrov in preparing detachments to be sent to Ukraine became an attempt for followers of Sheikh Batal-Khadji to “whitewash” against the background of the arrests of members of this religious community and the disclosure by investigators of the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, a political analyst and adviser to the leader of Ingushetia believe.

Refutation of information about the murder of Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov; persecution of protesters under the article on discrediting Russian Armed Forces; situation with the Azerbaijani opposition; and a new wave of protests in defence of Saakashvili in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 5-11, 2022, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

In Makhachkala, Magdi Kamalov, a founder of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), and journalist Idris Yusupov held pickets. They demanded to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.