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The investigation into a criminal case against nineteen defendants accused of involvement in the terrorist attack in the “Crocus City Hall” concert hall in the Moscow Region has been completed. The criminal case has been transferred to the prosecutor’s office. Six more persons remain under investigation in the criminal case on the terrorist attack.

Mziya Amaglobeli, a founder of the “Netgazeti” and “Batumelebi” publications, has become almost blind in one eye while being kept in custody. The journalist’s vision in her other eye has also severely deteriorated.

The defence of the arrested Russian entrepreneur, Samvel Karapetyan, has withdrawn its appeal complaint against the ruling to arrest him because of the judge who will hear the case, Armen Feroyan, Karapetyan's advocate, has informed.

Activists of the “Russian Community” Movement acted legally in Lyublino and didn’t try to detain Chechen children, but they themselves fell victim to a provocation, the movement's coordinator has stated.

Bakhruz Samedov, a postgraduate student at the Charles University in the Czech Republic, accused of treason, has been sentenced to 15 years of freedom deprivation by a Baku court.

The court has accepted for consideration the claim lodged by the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of the Krasnodar Territory, which has demanded to seize the land under the cottage village Mayak (Beacon) in the city of Gelendjik in favour of the state, and to recognize the houses built there as unauthorized construction and demolish them.

The conflict between Apti Alaudinov and Schema-Abbot Gavriil provoked wider public outcry than its participants could have imagined, and the rapid reconciliation has been connected with the influence “from above” on both the commander of the “Akhmat” special forces, on the other side, and the schema-abbot and Orthodox activists, on the other side, analysts believe.

In Tbilisi, a court found oppositionist Zurab Djaparidze guilty in a criminal case on failure to appear at a meeting of the parliamentary investigative commission.

Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the “Akhmat” special forces, has been declared wanted by the Security Service (known as SBU) of Ukraine.

Georgian President Mikhail Kavelashvili pardoned 37 convicts. According to the authorities’ report, the decision was made in the public interest.

In his appeal addressed to the chair of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), Vitaly Yefremov, a veteran of the special military operation (SMO) from the city of Volzhsky, has complained that authorities do not allocate normal land plots to fighters. Alexander Bastrykin has requested his subordinates to launch an inspection.

Researcher Bakhruz Samedov, a postgraduate student at Charles University in the Czech Republic, has attempted to commit suicide at a pre-trial prison in protest against the term of imprisonment requested by a public prosecutor in a case on high treason. The pre-trial prison administration demanded from the activist to stop his dry hunger strike, which Bakhruz Samedov has been holding for three days.

A monument to Joseph Stalin has been installed near a bakery plant in Tskhinvali on the initiative of the enterprise’s director.

Ibragim Islamov ("Nikarkho"), a Pop-MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter, has called on the "Russian Community" to meet with him in connection with the incident with Chechen children in the Moscow district of Lyublino. At the same time, he called on his supporters to "control themselves," promising that "those guilty will admit their mistake."

A complaint has been filed with the Court of Appeal against the arrest of the businessman, Samvel Karapetyan, in Armenia. Russia has declared its readiness to provide him with support as a Russian citizen.

The investigation into the case of the blogger, Gabil Mamedov, who lives in Germany, has been completed in Baku. The political emigrant, known for his criticism of Azerbaijani authorities, has been charged with terrorism, fraud and other crimes.

FSB agents have found calls to kill law enforcers and commit terror acts in churches that were placed in Telegram posts by residents of Dagestan.

The journalists and employees of the Azerbaijani online outlet “Abzas Media” have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 7.5 to 9 years. They denied the charges in court, emphasizing that they are prosecuted for their professional activities and investigation into corruption cases.

The remains of Kristina Kokova, who had complained of domestic violence after moving to her husband in Chechnya and was killed, have been buried in the town of Lobnya near Moscow. The victim's former father-in-law, who confessed to the murder, is now in the special military operation (SMO) zone.

The court has arrested a 17-year-old resident of Mikhailovsk, suspected under the article on organizing terrorist activities. The teenager is accused of social media posts and faces 15 to 20 years in penal colony.