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The Basmanny Court of Moscow has found lawful and justified the actions of the investigating authorities in the case of the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder. Thus, Judge Elena Lenskaya has dismissed the complaint filed by the daughter of the killed oppositionist about the inaction of the investigators.

The condition of three staff members of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), wounded in the course of the special operation in Grozny, is estimated by physicians as stable. They are expected to leave the hospital in the nearest future. This was reported by a MIA's official.

Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, has asked for permission to start the investigation into the armed conflict in South Ossetia in 2008 in connection with the information on possible war crimes.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has confirmed the relevance for the questioning of Ruslan Geremeev in the case of the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder. Meanwhile, the Court has dismissed the motion filed by the advocate of Zhanna Nemtsova to question Ramzan Kadyrov.

The total number of people killed and wounded in a special operation in Grozny has exceeded the appropriate figure for any month for the past six months. Six persons suffered in a special operation in the Chechen capital, while during two previous quarters of 2015, according to calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", the number of victims does not exceed five persons.

During 10 years passed since the militants' attack on Nalchik in 2005, the authorities did not eliminate the factors contributing to the radicalization of young people. This opinion was expressed by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

In Rostov-on-Don, the North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced a citizen of Tajikistan, who tried to recruit a female resident of the Stavropol Territory for joining the "Islamic State" (IS) in Syria. According to investigators, the man contacted the young woman through social networks.

On October 8, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov mentioned Aslan Baisultanov, detained on October 11 in Moscow on suspicion of plotting a terror act, among the militants killed in Grozny. The Chechen leader himself has explained his statement by the fact that he made it "without delay".

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has refused to record in the protocol of the court session, held on October 12, the testimony given by Ukrainian citizen Nikolai Karpyuk about torture during the preliminary investigation. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Residents of the village of Surkhakhi of the Nazran District have reported that they are unable to locate Tagir, Abo and Alikhan Bogatyryov, detained in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) on October 12. Officials from the law enforcement bodies have reported that they have no information on the whereabouts of the detainees.

According to investigators and prosecutors, Aslan Baisultanov, a native of Grozny, got a detonator and an improvised explosive device (IED) for committing a terror act in Moscow, from the man named Shamil Chergizov.

The Lefortovo Court of Moscow has pronounced the decision to take into custody until December 12 Mokhmad Mezhidov, a native of Grozny, one of the persons, suspected of plotting terror acts in Moscow.

Law enforcers put on the wanted list Elbrus Bittirov, suspected of plotting a terror act in Moscow.

In the Tsumada District of Dagestan, law enforcers are engaged in special activities carried out within the counterterrorist operation (CTO) mostly in the village of Kvanada, local residents report. They also report on large number of soldiers and searches conducted.

The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has pronounced the decision to take Elman Ashaev, a resident of Grozny, one of the persons, suspected of plotting terror acts in Moscow, into custody until December 12.

Aslan Baisultanov, a native of Grozny, will be kept at a temporary detention facility until the completion of the preliminary investigation into the case on the organization of a terror act in Moscow. This decision was made by the Judge of the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow.

In Dagestan, investigators violate the requirements of the law on the procedure for registration and consideration of citizens' complaints and reports about crimes. This was stated by an advocate in the case of the murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev in the open letter addressed to Alexander Bastrykin, Chief of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

The motion to reclassify the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder to Article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Attempt on the life of a state or public figure". This was reported by Vadim Prokhorov, an advocate of the Nemtsov's family members.

In Libya, Pavel Magatin, a watchman of the detained tanker "Mechanic Chebotaryov", has been liberated due to the mediation of Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP. According to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Pavel Magatin is already in Grozny.

The appeal filed by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov about the court's decision to recognize the book "Prayer to Allah" as extremist material has been forwarded to the Sakhalin Regional Court. This was reported by the Court Office.