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The police have cleared the case on the fact that in the Kakheti District of Georgia oppositionist Vano Lomidze had burnt down his insured car and accused enemies of the opposition of the arson. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Emil Adelkhanov, deputy board chair of the Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development.

The Legislation Committee of the RF's State Duma is not preparing any bills on new amnesty, including for the participation in the attack on Nalchik in October 2005. No appeals to this end arrived to the State Duma from any public organization, as Alexander Urmanov, press-secretary of the chair of the Committee Pavel Krasheninnikov, informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. This information was confirmed with Olga Cheshko, an employee of the State Duma machinery.

Georgian troops and police units are concentrated near the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia; they set up field camps, observation posts and deploy heavy armaments, as stated today by a Kremlin source.

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation (RF) asserts, as stated today to journalists by Nikolai Konkin, its secretary, that the opposition has no grounds to protest against the outcomes of the elections of Sochi Mayor.

On April 28, the building of the Administration of President of Karachaevo-Circassia hosted an open meeting with participation of ministers and regional heads, where Vladimir Titarenko, Ombudsman in Karachaevo-Circassia, told about citizens' appeals in 2008 and served his report to the President.

The Federal Tax Service (FTS) for the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (RNOA) has received an order not to collect taxes from the parents of the children who study free-of-charge at the "Korallovo" Lyceum situated near Moscow. This was reported by Mukharbek Besaev, acting head of the Republic's FTS Department.

The Azerbaijani authorities fail to react to multiple addresses and appeals to restore the 4th year student Pyarviz Azimov at the Lenkoran State University (LSU); in his opinion, he was excluded last week from the University for publishing an article entitled "Corruption Scandal in Lenkoran University". Should his rights not be restored, Azimov is going to start a hunger strike.

In Ingushetia, in the evening on April 27, the house of judo master Isa Tseloev was shelled in Nazran. Nobody suffered.

The Nalchik City Court holds a trial under the claim lodged by law enforcers against the MIA of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) on collection of their salary for overtime work, work on weekends and holidays, and of other mandatory payments stipulated by Russian legislation.

The Public Prosecutor of the city of Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has addressed the court with 47 claims in the interests of 51 children, remaining without parental care, on violation of their right, stipulated by the federal legislation, on extraordinary provision of housing facilities.

At night on April 28, after the rally in Tbilisi, three unidentified persons beat activists of Georgian opposition.

The police of Georgia have released the children of Valentina Bedoeva, a resident of Vladikavkaz, arrested on Sunday, April 26. According to the South-Ossetian party, Ms Bedoeva herself is still in Georgia.

The Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has sent a request to Georgia on extradition of Alexander Glukhov, junior sergeant of Russian Army, accused of desertion from the disposition of his military unit in South Ossetia in late January this year.

Yuri Dzaganiya, former candidate to the post of Sochi Mayor from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) has stated that at early voting during the recent election the authorities made use of their administrative resources, since the early voters were dependent on local authorities.

In Yerevan, members of a youth wing of the oppositional union named "Armenian National Congress" (ANC) were kidnapped. One of them - Armen Gevorkyan - managed to run away.

Today, the police have stopped an attempt of the youth movement called "Dalga" (Wave) to hold a picket in front of the Parliament of Azerbaijan in protest against exclusion of Pyarviz Azimov, a 4th year student, from the Lenkoran State University (LSU).

The law enforcement bodies of Chechnya continue investigating the circumstances of three explosions that happened in the afternoon on April 24 in Grozny, as a result of which two local power agents and Military Commandant of the city Colonel Igor Makeev were wounded.

The human rights organization from Ingushetia named "Mashr" has opened an English-language version of its website, as reported by its leader Magomed Mutsolgov.

In January-April 2009, as compared to 2008, the Chechen Republic has registered more kidnappings, while the Republic of Ingushetia - more casualties. This is the data of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Adam Delimkhanov, deputy of Russia's State Duma from Chechnya, has been announced by the Interpol into international search on suspicion of murdering Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion, on March 28 in Dubai. The search was initiated by the police of the United Arab Emirates, as reported by the official website of the Interpol.