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The Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is almost ready to open a criminal case on the five-day war in August 2008 in the area of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict; however, the resumption of the investigation in Georgia can suspend the process, believes Simon Papuashvili, a volunteer of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. In its turn, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia treats the investigation as "a matter of honour."

The Uniform State Exam (USE) in the Russian language of a schoolgirl the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) will be cancelled, because the girl posted her performed test on the Internet, Tamara Djappueva, the head of the department for supervision and control in the field of education of the KBR Ministry of Education, has announced today.

Today, near the residence of the President of Armenia, former employees of the company "Armavia" which declared bankruptcy held a protest action. The protesters filed to the President's Office the complaint against the management of the company, demanding to pay wage arrears.

Today, Malkhaz Bokhua, the former deputy head of the military police of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Georgia, was detained on charges of embezzling budget funds on a large scale. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence.

Three female residents of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan in hijabs were detained by law enforcement agents. After fingerprinting and questioning, the women were released. This was reported by Khadizhat Magomedova, one of the detained women, a resident of the village of Mogilyovskoe. The interrogations are being conducted in connection with the murder of a policeman; however, they are being conducted correctly. This was stated by Fatima Ubaidatova, the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.

Today, Iskender Gamidov, former Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, was released from the police after he had given evidence in the case of a rally held in the village of Novkhany.

During the search, an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted to Uruskhan Karadjev, a resident of the village of Surkhakhi of the Nazran District of Ingushetia, who was detained today. This was reported by his brother Magomed. The law enforcement bodies do not confirm the information.

Mustafa Gadjibeili, an adviser to the leader of the Azerbaijani "Musavat" Party, was sentenced by the court to 15-day administrative arrest as punishment for disorderly conduct. This was reported by his brother Vagif. The "Musavat" Party treats the arrest as politically motivated and demands to release the arrested man.

The Promyshlenny District Court of Stavropol pronounced the verdict of guilty to two minor city residents, who were charged of disorderly conduct committed on preliminary arrangement by motives of national hatred.

In the USA, a sister of Tamerlan and Johar Tsarnaev suspected of committing terror acts in Boston, is charged of possession of drugs and intention to sell them. On May 28, a court session was held on her case, at which she refused to plead guilty, the US media report.

On May 22, Kamil Agamagomedov, a resident of Makhachkala, was detained and taken away for questioning to the Soviet ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala, and his whereabouts is still unknown. This was reported by his brother Ramaldan Agamagomedov. Officials from the unit on duty of the ROVD report that the man with such data has not been brought to their place.

Law enforcement agents of Dagestan are searching for Layuza Gaidarbekova and Aina Abdulkadyrova, disappeared students of the Buynaksk Teachers College. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The Rostov Publishing House "Kniga" (Book) has agreed to edit the publication of the fairy tale "Moidodyr" at the request of Muslims. Believers were offended by an image of a crocodile, which held in its paws a sheet of paper, similar to the Koran. Muftis call on not to give any meaning to the story.

On May 27, the Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal filed by Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "ReAL", against the extension of his arrest till September 4.

Mustafa Gadjibeili, an adviser to the leader of the Azerbaijani "Musavat" Party, was detained after a rally on the occasion of the Day of Republic in the village of Novkhany. This was reported by Gulyagi Aslanly, Deputy Chairman of the Party.

If Ramzan Kadyrov were the football referee, who had beaten in Grozny the football player from Perm, he could kill the football player. This was told by the Chechen leader himself at the meeting with journalists. Bloggers and commentators believe that such statements not only fall under the provisions of the Criminal Code, but they also indicate the global crisis in the vertical power of the Russian Federation.

Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has concluded his visit to Azerbaijan, holding meetings with the authorities of the country and with representatives of the civil society. A number of human rights defenders expressed their scepticism about the position of the PACE's leader on the country's problems with human rights. However, according to the opinion of Natiq Djafarli, a representative of the movement "ReAL", the forthcoming chairmanship of Azerbaijan at the PACE will inevitably contribute to the removal by the authorities of existing human rights problems.

A patient of the Volgograd hospital kidnapped this morning was found by law enforcement agents in the house of his father. According to the patient's story, kidnappers released him, since they realized that they had kidnapped the wrong person. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

On May 22, Beslan Baidulaev, a resident of Grozny, born in 1977, disappeared without leaving a trace. According to his relatives' story, in 2009, Beslan Baidulaev was convicted on charges of aiding and abetting militants, and after he had served his sentence, he led a peaceful life. This was reported today by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Vladimir Kimaev, a member of the Board of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", the leader of the Sochi Branch of the "Yabloko" Party, has reported on the searches that were held today in his apartment and at the summer cottage. Law enforcement agents were carrying out the searches starting from 04:00 p.m. till 05:00 p.m. Moscow time, the ecologist reports.