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Ruslan Alkhanov, Chechen Interior Minister, has reported today that the terrorist who had planned to commit a terror act on May 9 was identified. According to his story, he was a resident of Dagestan.

Next abduction of a youth has happened in Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny. Representative of one of the Chechen NGO has reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that this abduction took place at around 11am this morning in Mayakovsky small town.

The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has opened criminal cases against directors of 12 schools of the Vedeno District. According to the investigation, last summer each of them appropriated, by forgery, 30,000 roubles. Defendants' colleagues speak about constant extortions and small salaries of teachers. Also, they are confused by the fact that all the 12 directors are suspected of simultaneous forgery and appropriation of the same sum. The investigation continues.

Moscow municipal court dismissed a cassation appeal of the advocates of former militiaman Sergey Khadzhykurbanov, who was declared not guilty in the journalist Anna Politkovskaya murder case but then sentenced to eight years in prison for extortion money from a key witness.

First resettlers from Imereti Lowland celebrate their housewarming parties in Nekrasovskoe village; Ingush mothers state power agents' arbitrariness towards their sons; in Azerbaijan the Kura River overflows its banks and floods houses; Georgian oppositionists suffer in fight with policemen, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of May 3-9, 2010, in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The presentation of historical research works prepared by senior school pupils on the topic "Person in History. Russia - 20th Century", which was held on May 4 in Moscow, was attended by pupils from different regions of the Russian Federation.

The problem of clearing the territory of the Chechen Republic of explosives calls for a special federal programme. According to experts, the republic needs end-to-end de-mining of about 24,000 hectares.

Dmitri Peskov, press secretary of Russian Premier, has stated that the Reporters Without Borders (RWB), who called Vladimir Putin in their annual report an enemy of the free press in Russia, had superficial knowledge of the topic. The press service of Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic, stated that the estimate given by the RWB was biased when ranking Kadyrov among oppressors of the freedom of speech.

President of Chechnya is officially accused of involvement in murder of his former security; attempt committed in Kabardino-Balkaria on former and present state officials; journalists are again in authorities' disgrace, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of April 26-May 2, 2010, in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The republic has launched a check of the work of Imams of mosques and Kadis (Islamic judges) for the conformity to the posts and knowledge of theological sciences. For example, by the results of such check, the Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) has dismissed Mukhaid Tsakaev, Imam of the mosque located in Ulyanovskoe village of the Naur District.

The system of control and strict rules established in the Chechen State University (CSU) cause dissatisfaction among students. The attempt of students to express their protest against the university procedures has resulted in a threat of their expulsion from the university.

The Chechen resident who disappeared 15 years ago has been found in Ingushetia. Murad Soltamuradov disappeared in 1995 when he was six-years-old. In early 90's, his relatives resided in the town of Argun, while Murad was brought up at Grozno boarding school. The missing person was found thanks to the surviving archives of the registry offices and the efforts of Argun internal affairs department officers.

The annual number of kidnappings in Chechnya, cited by the Human Rights Center "Memorial", does not correspond to reality, states Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, but promises to check the information of the human rights activists if they provide him with a list of victims of kidnappings.