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In 2002, Khasan Zakaev with militants intended to capture not the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre, but the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the prosecutor said in court. Zakaev has confessed of transporting the firearms only, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.

The Zavodskoy District Court of Grozny has sentenced Stanislav Klykh, a citizen of Ukraine, to 240 hours of compulsory work, replaced by a month of imprisonment, for insulting the public prosecutor.

Islamic scholars Ali al-Jifri and Ahmed el-Tayeb have announced their non-involvement in the fatwa, adopted following the theological conference in Grozny. However, subordinates of Ramzan Kadyrov associated the credibility of the Grozny theological conference with their names. Authors of the fatwa declared Salafis a dangerous religious sect, while theologians Ali al-Jifri and Ahmed el-Tayeb called them brothers.

The Chechen Muftiate has forbidden local believers to watch the feature movie by Iranian director Majid Majidi about the life of Prophet Muhammad. In their turn, the clergy of Dagestan has favourably reacted to its screening in the republic.

On November 19-24, Sukhumi will host the "Kunaki" film festival. It is designed to help film makers from the Caucasus to enter the world level and to contribute to the revival of cinema in the region. This was announced by organizers of the film festival.

The Pyatigorsk State University held a three-day training qualification courses for Islamic religious leaders and lecturers of Islamic higher education institutions. The courses were aimed at training Islamic theologians willing to carry out activities on prevention of extremism.

According to advocate Alaudi Musaev, the Chechen Supreme Court (SC) has made an unjustified decision to postpone to November 22 the hearing in the case against Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Gadji Aliev, an advocate of Varvara Karaulova, has filed a motion to judges of the Moscow District Military Court to place his client to a prisoners' dock out of a glass "aquarium cell". According to the advocate, even Anders Breivik, a mass murderer, was not placed into a glass cell during the trial.

During the consideration of the appeal against the verdict to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, at the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic, advocate Ermolaeva has reported that Dmitry Gorbovtsov, who chairs the trial, claims to the post of the Deputy Chairman of the Chechen SC. To succeed, he is to uphold the verdict of guilty to Zhalaudi Geriev.

In Grozny, the police cordoned off the "Akhmat Arena" stadium before the football match between the national teams of Russia and Romania. As a result, traffic jams occurred, report city residents. Some employees of budget organizations claimed being forced to attend the match as fans.

The Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic has held the hearing on the appeal against the sentence to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, in the absence of the defendant, since guards to escort him were sent to another SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by an advocate of Zhalaudi Geriev.