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The Dorogomilovsky District Court of Moscow has found Deni Mirzoev, a resident of Grozny, guilty of committing a road traffic accident in the centre of Moscow, which killed a biker. The Court has partially granted the civil lawsuits against the defendant.

Today, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar has questioned six witnesses in the case against Darya Polyudova, including FSB investigator Georgy Kotenko, who investigated the activist's case accused of public calling for separatism and extremism.

Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, citizens of Ukraine, accused of involvement in the combat actions in the territory of Chechnya, face trial. Advocates expect to prove their innocence to the jury.

Today, members of the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) have held a picket In Lenin Square in Volgograd to protest against the results of September 13 elections. They claimed that violations were committed during the election campaign and demanded to recount votes.

The Donetsk City Court of the Rostov Region has granted the motion filed by the Prosecutor's Office and left Nadezhda Savchenko in custody for six months. This was reported by her advocate Mark Feigin.

The "Party of Veterans of Russia", which has won in Buynaksk at the elections to the City Assembly, is not affiliated with power bodies. This was reported by Dagestani journalists Magomed Magomedov and Milrad Fatulaev. Meanwhile, according to the journalists, the election results were contributed by the support granted to the "Party of Veterans of Russia" by influential figures from the region.

The policeman, who arrived to check a report on explosion in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, was attacked and stabbed.

Three persons were killed in an armed attack in the Derbent District of Dagestan. According to a source from the law enforcement bodies, investigators believe the killing was motivated by a militants' revenge upon the hostess of the house engaged in fortune-telling.

Today, the legal regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced, and law enforcers are searching for militants in the Gunib District.

The elections in Astrakhan have shown a record low voter turnout; and they are declared as valid. This was reported by the Regional Election Commission. The experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" associate the low voter turnout with the low significance of the elections and the low level of trust in the institution of elections in Astrakhan.

The intention to challenge the outcomes of the election of the governor of the Rostov Region was expressed by CPRF leader Gennady Zyuganov during the media forum "Regions of Russia". Communists have the largest claims to precinct No. 1823 of Rostov-on-Don.

On September 13, at the polling station in the village of Veshenskaya, Sholokhov District of the Rostov Region, police detained an observer from the CPRF, who, as it turned out, was on the federal wanted list. The man was convoyed transported to the Ulyanovsk Region.

Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) gathered near the building of the Volgograd Regional Election Committee (REC) to protest against the election outcomes and stated alleged violations during the election campaign. The REC stated 14 complaints received on the voting day.

Gadim Soltan, a member of the "Musavat" Party, was forcibly taken away from a village in Gobustan District of Azerbaijan during the collection of signatures in favour of a candidate for the parliament. The opposition activist treats the incident as kidnapping; his party colleagues say about pressure.

Zhanna Nemtsova petitions to re-qualify charges to figurants in the case of the murder of her father politician Boris Nemtsov, to another article of the Russian Criminal Code, said the advocate Vadim Prokhorov.

According to the preliminary reports on the voting at the elections to the Sochi City Assembly of the fifth convocation, members of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party and self-nominated candidates from business and administrative agencies lead the race with great superiority.

United voting day in Southern Russia; election of Tamerlan Aguzarov the head of North Ossetia; arrest in absentia of Sagid Murtazaliev, the head of the Dagestani branch of the Russian Pension Fund, – see these and other events in the Caucasus during September 7-13, 2015, in the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

According to the preliminary data reported by the Election Commission for Dagestan, the "Party of Veterans of Russia" gained 68.8% of votes at the elections to the City Assembly of Buynaksk. The second highest number of votes went to the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, which gained 18.57%.

During the week of September 7-13, 2015, at least two persons were killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In Rostov-on-Don, two observers from the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) were brought to the police station. They are charged with violating public order. According to Vladimir Bessonov, a State Duma deputy from the CPRF, the observers from the CPRF managed to record a video of ballot stuffing at an electoral precinct.