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Three defendants in the case of financing the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) should be sentenced to prison terms ranging from 7.5 to 8 years; and two more should receive suspended sentences, said the prosecutor. The defence considers it fair to acquit all the defendants.

Magomed Khazamov, convicted for keeping ammunition and drugs, has been brought to a Moscow SIZO (pre-trial prison) for investigative actions, his relatives have informed. His wife associates his convoying with the investigation into the murder of the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) newspaper.

Ramzan Kadyrov's words about droppers against influenza have surprised social network users, and the doctors interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" confirmed the inexpediency of such treatment method.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime in the Derbent District is lifted. The CTO was carried out on the outskirts of the village of Belidji and did not affect local residents.

A militant who was plotting a terror act was killed during a shootout with law enforcers in the Derbent District of Dagestan, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) announced and reported on the completion of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

A shootout occurred in the village of Belidji, where in one of the houses law enforcers cordoned off members of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced for the first time in Dagestan in 2019. Law enforcers are searching for militants in the Derbent District today. Recently, the CTO legal regime was introduced in Derbent and its surroundings in April 2018.

For the second time, the Prosecutor's Office has found unjustified the investigators' decision to close the case on kidnapping and torture of Krasnodar resident Aram Gambaryan and ordered to resume the criminal investigation.

Kurakhma Magomedov, the head of a division at the "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Makhachkala" Limited Liability Company (LLC), suspected of involvement in gas theft, has been arrested for 10 days.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian language courses have been set up for the Circassians from Syria; 50 persons have already signed up to attend the training.

Azerbaijan opens criminal cases against Alexander Lapshin for his calls for terrorism and actions against the state.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has explained the appointment of Muslim Khuchiev as the acting head of the republic by his ailment (cold), adding that he has returned to office.

The bill on adding the notion of "illegal enrichment" to the Criminal Code of Abkhazia will be considered at the next session of the parliament, Astamur Logua, an MP has announced. Astamur Kakaliya, the initiator of the amendments, has stated that the action will continue until the day of the session.

The temporary disability, by which Ramzan Kadyrov motivated the appointment of Muslim Khuchiev as the acting head of Chechnya, suggests Kadyrov's sick leave. The very fact of the appointment does not imply the decision taken about Kadyrov's successor, lawyers and a political analyst assert.

The court has postponed the selection of a freedom restraint measure to blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov, detained within the case of a mass brawl in Moscow, until February 21. Alibek has an alibi; but he testified against himself under pressure, his relatives and defence assert.

Artyom Shitukhin, the chairman of the "Solidarity" LGBT Movement, has linked his dismissal from the higher school with his efforts to draw attention to the discrimination of gays in Chechnya; he also stated constant threats received by him.

There is no information about the casualties and victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, registered during the week of February 11-17, 2019. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

The construction of a Chechnya-Georgia border crossing, proposed by Ramzan Kadyrov, promises no economic benefits, and will give no military-strategic advantage either to Russia or Georgia, experts say.

The detention of residents of the settlement of Tersky had to do with a discussion of the situation in Syria, their relatives have informed.

Ramzan Kadyrov appointed Chechen government's chairman Muslim Khuchiev the acting leader of the republic for the period of his inability to work.