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Two Chechen policemen were wounded during an operation held in the Dagestani city of Khasavyurt aimed to detain a member of the armed underground, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya.

The advocate of Ramzan Belyalov, a native of Chechnya, accused of involvement in the bandit attack on the city of Budyonnovsk, has sent a complaint to Alexander Bastrykin, the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), stating an infringement of his client's right to a fair trial and investigators' unwillingness to check Belyalov's alibi.

As a result of enhanced security measures near the Gimry Tunnel, traffic through it highly complicated, local residents report. The checks have to do with a murder of an engineer in the Gunib District, said the police's spokesman.

The verdict of the first-instance court, which had cancelled the decision to stop the investigation into the beating of the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova at the police, was legitimate, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has ruled.

Six persons were brought to the police during a rally held by the public movement "Arise, Armenia!" in Yerevan.

The women killed in a Grozny café were cousins, and one of them owned the very café. Investigators consider the basic version of the crime as an "honour killing".

The law enforcement authorities of Chechnya suspect Ramzan and Magomed Yusupov, residents of the Shatoi District, and Anzor Uzuev, a native of Grozny, of involvement in the combat actions on the side of the "Islamic State".

The law enforcers' failure to investigate crimes against Muslim religious leaders in the Stavropol Territory aggravates the interreligious interethnic relations. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". However, the experts differed in the evaluation of possible motives for the murder of Zamirbek Makhmutov, the Deputy Imam of the village of Irgakly.

In Sochi, members of public organizations of disabled persons call on the authorities to pay attention to the unavailability of the sea for people with disabilities. Officials from the Mayor's Office argue that the city has developed and operates the "Barrier-free Sochi" map; however, disabled persons themselves argue that the barrier-free accesses to the sea marked on the map do not really exist.

Sergey Kaziev, who died in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik, was sentenced to 14.5 years of imprisonment for episodes of the attacks on the OVD-1 (Interior Division) and shop "Arsenal". Prior to sentencing, Sergey Kaziev was under recognizance not to leave, and in his final speech, he asked the court not to deprive him of his liberty.

The Cassation Court of Armenia (CCA) has found Argishti Kiviryan, a coordinator of the online newspaper "Armenia Today", earlier sentenced for use of violence against a policeman, not guilty and granted the appeal filed by his advocates.

In his final speech in the case against journalist Khadija Ismayilova, the prosecutor has asked the Baku Court of Grave Crimes to sentence the defendant to 9 years of imprisonment.

Today, Sergey Kaziev, who is sentenced on charges of the attack on Nalchik and who is on hunger strike since May, has died at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik.

In Ingushetia, a 29-year-old resident of the Sunzha District is detained on suspicion of arms trafficking and aiding and abetting members of the armed underground. According to the police, the suspect provided the members of the armed underground with foodstuffs.

On August 20, the North-Caucasian District Military Court completed the pleadings in court, during which advocates asked to acquit their clients. In their final speeches, the defendants themselves have appealed to the court with an appeal to be objective when sentencing.

The number of persons detained in the village of Novy Khushet after the assassination of the district police inspector has reached 12 persons, including one woman. Several villagers were detained after ammunition was planted to them, and advocates are not able to meet with their clients. This was announced by participants of the press conference held in Makhachkala.

The Ingush leader has ordered to pay compensation within one week to residents of the village of Dattykh of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, whose houses suffered during the special operation.

During the special operation in the village of Chermen in the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, law enforcers have seized guns, a grenade launcher, and a large quantity of ammunition. This was reported by an official from of the operational headquarters of North Ossetia.

In Rostov-on-Don, the court has completed the trial in the case against Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and ecologist Alexander Kolchenko accused of terrorism. Observers believe the court will pronounce the verdict of guilty.

Zamirbek Makhmutov, a 32-year-old Deputy Imam of the village of Irgakly, who has been shot dead today by unidentified attackers, will be buried in the evening at the family cemetery in the Neftekumsk District of the Stavropol Territory. This was reported by a relative of the killed Deputy Imam.