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By having achieved the return of an Oleg Orlov’s case for reconsideration, the prosecutor’s office violated the principles of adversarial proceedings, claim human rights defender Oleg Orlov himself and his public defender Dmitry Muratov*.

The court has agreed with the prosecutor and decided to overturn the sentence of human rights defender Oleg Orlov.

The sharp change in the position of the Prosecutor's Office (PO) in the appeal submission and the demand to sentence Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, to a real prison term for discrediting the Russian Army may be due to the dissatisfaction of the higher authority with the prosecution's actions at the trial.

A court in Sochi has imposed two fines of 30,000 roubles each on Roman Kharitonov for posting a video criticizing Russian authorities. The court has also sentenced him to a fine of 40,000 roubles under the article on discrediting the Russian Army.

Ramzan Kadyrov has justified his son's beating of Nikita Zhuravel, accused for burning the Koran down, and said that it would have been good if Adam "had killed him." Everyone who has awarded Adam Kadyrov after beating the arrested person is rooting for their religion, the head of Chechnya has noted.

A commutation of punishment for Nikita Zhuravel after his admission of guilt is possible only if a court in Grozny believes in his sincerity, advocate and human rights defender Valentin Bogdan points out.

The Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi considered an appeal filed by activist Vladimir Atamanchuk against a fine for violations during election campaigning. The fine was cancelled.

Chechnya has fulfilled the partial mobilization plan by 1500%, and military personnel from the republic are serving in regiments and battalions of the Russian Ministry of Defence and the “Rosgvardiya” (National Guard of Russia). This has been announced by Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

The refusal to apply the conditional early relief (CER) to Zarema Musaeva was caused by the political nature of her case, but among other factors, her rather long remaining prison term and the defence's incorrect information policy have also played their role, lawyers have stated.

The Imams from Chechnya, who are the suffered party in Nikita Zhuravel's case, have stated that the burning of the Koran had insulted them and all Muslims. One of them has added that watching the video of burning the Koran down led to a jump in his blood pressure.

Tough work will be conducted with those bloggers and athletes who, through their actions, question the values of Chechen customs and traditions, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated. In his turn, Isa Ibragimov, the Chechen Minister of Sports and Youth Policy, has promised that those guilty will be punished in accordance with Chechen traditions.

Investigators have refused to open a criminal case on the complaint lodged by Tamerlan Marzoev, native of North Ossetia, about beating by law enforcers in Moscow, but this decision was cancelled, and a new investigation was launched, human rights defenders have informed.

The Shali City Court has refused to grant conditional early relief to Zarema Musaeva, her advocate Alexander Savin reports.

A head of a dead animal tossed to a Muslim monument may be regarded as an insult to the feelings of believers, regardless of the personality of Akhmat Kadyrov, analysts note. The qualification of the actions of a person detained for posting a video showing a pig’s head tossed at the Akhmat Kadyrov monument in Moscow depends on the investigators’ position, an advocate emphasizes.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has declared illegal the court's ruling on the lawsuit lodged by Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, against the policemen who had detained him at his solo picket. The lawsuit has been sent for reconsideration.

The investigation into the case of four residents of Tatarstan accused of attacking, under command of Shamil Basaev and Khattab, Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya is over.

The Shalinsky District Court has closed a case against local resident Magomed-Salakh Dedeev, accused of discrediting Russian Armed Forces.

The Novocherkassk Garrison Court found mobilized Vadim Idiyatullin guilty of abandoning his military unit. The convict himself explained his action by his wife’s serious health problems.

Opposition and authorities in Azerbaijan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, split in the “UNM” Party, Caucasus and Palestine, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 4-10, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

In Magas, two policemen have been charged with falsifying a criminal case for drug possession against a local resident.