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Investigators have completed the investigation into the case against Said Amirov, the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, accused of organization of the murder of Dagestani investigator Arsen Gadjibekov and already sentenced on charges of plotting a terror act.

Baku opens the exhibition of the Azerbaijani International Defence Industry "ADEX-2014". The exhibition will show products of 200 companies from 34 countries of the world. This is the first event of this format, and neither Azerbaijan nor the South Caucasus as a whole ever hosted similar exhibitions.

The first group of pilgrims from Chechnya, who this year commit Hajj to Mecca, will leave for Saudi Arabia on September 15. In total, this year, 2600 residents of Chechen will go for Hajj, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya reports.

In the course of the inspection tour of the polling stations of the Tsentralny District of Sochi, conducted by activists of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), serious violations were detected. This was stated by the CPRF.

In Dagestan, a bill to abolish direct elections was initiated by republic's leader Ramazan Abdulatipov, who wishes to gain control over authorities of town and district level. This opinion was expressed by the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

The detention of Zalimkhan Tkhamokov, a resident of Nalchik, who had been earlier treated as kidnapped, was reported by his advocate Elena Bairamkulova. Zalimkhan Tkhamokov is accused of illegal possession of weapons, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

In the Rostov Region, the Shakhty City Court considers the case against policemen accused of attempted illegal sale of narcotic substances. The wife of one of the defendants believes that her husband fell victim to his unscrupulous colleague.

On January 16, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized violation of the human rights in the case of disappearance of five residents of Northern Caucasus in 2001-2004 and obliged Russia to pay more than 300,000 euros of compensation to the complainants.

On September 9, in Yerevan, about 50 persons attended an action demanding to release Armenian political prisoners, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. According to the protesters, at present, in Armenia, 17 persons are kept behind bars for political reasons.

In Sochi, one of the electoral precincts of the Central District, opened for early voting in the election of the City Mayor, was opened two days after the official date of opening without proper announcement, and residents of the resort city were complaining that they could not find their electoral precinct for voting.

Investigators believe that the murder of five persons in the village of Shamkhal of Makhachkala involves members of an illegal armed formation (IAF), stated Rasul Temirbekov, the Spokesman of the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Yusup Temerkhanov, a native of Chechnya, sentenced for the murder of ex-Colonel Yuri Budanov, may have been poisoned. This was stated by his advocate Murad Musaev.

The declaration on the territorial integrity of the former Soviet republics, including Azerbaijan, signed at the NATO summit in Newport, will have no serious impact on the arrangement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, state Karabakh experts.

On September 9, in the territory of Ingushetia, near the Russian-Georgian border, a hiding with an anti-tank missile was found. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies of Northern Caucasus.

On September 14, Karachay-Cherkessia will vote within 22 election campaigns, a member of the Karachay-Cherkessian Election Commission (KChEC) reports. The elections to the Parliamentary of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) will be the most important among the election campaigns, told experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

In Azerbaijan, the Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal filed by Gasan Guseinli, the head of the Educative Centre "Intellectual Citizen", who was sentenced on charges of disorderly conduct and illegal possession of cold steel arms.

As reported by Minkail Ezhiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre of Chechnya, policemen would not release women-solo picketers in support of Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of the city of Kislovodsk, from the courtroom of the Predgorny District Court of the Stavropol Territory.

On Tuesday, Said Nuri, who was denied leaving Azerbaijan, was questioned as a witness at the investigating Department for Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan within the case initiated against a number of local and foreign NGOs, said the lawyer Yalchin Imanov.

On Tuesday, in Nalchik, unidentified men in masks kidnapped a local Zalimkhan Tkhamokov, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported. According to rights defenders, Tkhamokov's relatives still cannot find him.

While appreciating the receipt of the package of "enhanced cooperation" with NATO in general, Georgian experts point out that the country has not improved its defence capacity. Thus, Irakli Aladashvili speaks of the need for NATO's help in military training.