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A public prosecutor has asked the court to sentence to life imprisonment three defendants in the case of the terror act committed in the house of Sheikh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi in Dagestan. Besides, the public prosecutor has asked the court to sentence the fourth defendant to 15 years of imprisonment.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has acquitted Ibragim Askhabaliev, a resident of the Khasavyurt District, a defendant in the case of murder, involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and illegal possession of weapons.

On the next day after the murder of Boris Nemtsov, Zaur Dadaev tried to take his travel passport from the battalion "Sever" (North) in Grozny. This was stated by the material prepared by Maxim Solopov, Zhanna Ulyanova and Svetlana Reuter and published by the "RBC".

Family members of Arsen Bekov, who was detained in the course of the special operation held in the village of Stary Cherek in Kabardino-Balkaria, cannot reveal his whereabouts. Dinara Dzakuraeva, the wife of Arsen Bekov, has appealed to human rights defenders for help in finding her husband.

In Chechnya, investigators have questioned Alibek Delimkhanov, the commander the battalion "Sever" (North), as a witness. He spoke about the defendants in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov. This was reported by the material prepared by German Alexandrov and published by the "Rosbalt".

In Baku, Tyurkel Alisoy (Azertyurk) and Sadif Gurbanov, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), have been subjected to administrative arrests on charges of disobeying the police. The PFPA associates the arrests with the opposition rally held on April 5.

In a wooded area of the Gudermes District of Chechnya, law enforcers found a militants' hideout. Weapons, ammunition and military uniforms were stored in the hiding.

Defenders of Magomed Tochiev, a native of Ingushetia, who was found guilty of using violence against an OMON (riot police) fighter during the incident with mosque-goers near the Historic Mosque in Moscow, intend to appeal against the court's verdict.

The defence of Shagid Gubashev and Khamzat Bakhaev accused in the murder of Boris Nemtsov intends to challenge the decision of the Basmanny District Court of Moscow for their re-arrest.

Today, in Dagestan, participants of the hunger strike in the village of Shushiya of the Novolak District have stopped their action, which lasted 22 days.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has re-announced the decision to arrest Shagid Gubashev, accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, until April 28.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has announced the decision to arrest until April 28 Tamerlan Eskerkhanov accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov.

Today, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced in August 2014 has been cancelled in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan.

Sergey Loshkaryov, a Rostov activist accused of illicit arms trafficking, is a political prisoner to be released from criminal prosecution. This was declared by the statement of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

The Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow has announced a verdict of guilty against Magomed Tochiev, a native of Ingushetia, who was charged with using violence against an OMON (riot police) fighter during the incident with mosque-goers near the Historic Mosque.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has upheld the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of arrest earlier announced against Khamzat Bakhaev and cancelled by the Moscow City Court because of procedural violations.

The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported the detention of four supporters of militants during a special operation in the village of Stary Cherek in Kabardino-Balkaria.

In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from March 30 to April 5, 2015, at least one person was lost; and no information about injuries was reported. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The increasing number of positive reviews on the activities of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and the growth of public confidence in him are the result of the TV propaganda and strengthening of anti-Western sentiments in Russia against the background of the situation in Ukraine. This was stated by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Today, a regime of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been cancelled in the village of Stary Cherek, four hours after its introduction. A house with a yard has been blocked as a part of the special operation. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies.