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During a session of the court of Baku for especially grave crimes on the case of Editor-in-Chief of “Khural” newspaper Avaz Zeinalov the defendant declared that he was not going to participate in the trial any longer for the reason of violation of his rights and undergoing unlawful prosecution.

After two women who participated in a political hunger strike in Abasha were hospitalized in connection with renal dysfunction representatives of the “Georgian Dream” party in Abasha district decided to change the team of strikers.

The people detained for suspicion of complicity in the activities of paramilitary groups are under interrogation in Tyrnyaus. One of them, Ali Borchaev, was severely beaten up, Lilia Malkarova, wife on another detainee Asker Betkaraev, declared.

No less than 167 persons became victims of armed conflict in Ingushetia in 2012, 84 out of them were killed and 83 got wounded. The number of victims exceeds the same index of 2011 by over one and a half times when there were 108 of them. This is the total of calculation by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own correspondents’ data and information from other open sources.

Khasavyurt district court sentenced Anvar Guseinov, Sadrudin Arapkhanov and Eldar Dydymov on the case of illegal storage of arms and deliberate property destruction to three years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.

Convict of “Sevan” penal facility Kamo Papyan who earlier sewed up his mouth suspended his hunger strike on January, 16, the Ministry of Justice of Armenia reported.

Ex-Minister of Defence of Georgia Irakli Okruashvili and his attorney Zviad Kordzadze were shown physical evidence on the criminal case of creation of a paramilitary group.

Dunia Miatovich, representative of OSCE for the affairs of freedom of mass media, expressed concern about the policemen’s using violence against journalists during an action of protest in Baku. She called for the authorities of Azerbaijan to investigate these facts and prevent their repetition in the future.

On January, 15, the court in Krasnodar prolonged custody term to the defendants on the case of murder of 12 persons in the stanitsa of Kushevskaya for three months.

During the trial on January, 15, on the case of purchasing cartridges unfit for use by the Armed Forces of Georgia, Zviad Kordzadze, attorney of ex-Minister of Defence Irakli Okruashvili, stated the absence of evidence of his client’s guilt.

Press Service of Prosecutor General’s of Georgia reported abrogation of a wanted person status concerning Vladimir Bedukadze, ex-employee of Gldan prison No 8 who was accused of torture to the convicts.

No less than 12 persons became victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in Stavropol region in 2012, 10 of them were killed and two got wounded. This is the total of calculation by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own correspondents’ data and information from open sources.

Judge of the Supreme Court of the republic Magomed Magomedov killed on January, 15, was buried today in Dakhadayevsky district of Dagestan.

Today the Panel of judges for criminal cases of Volgograd regional court brought a standing judgement on preventive punishment in form of arrest concerning ex-Vice-premier of the Government of Volgograd region Pavel Krupnov suspected of bribe-taking.

No less than 174 persons in Chechnya became victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in 2012. 82 out of them were killed and 92 got wounded. This is the total of calculation by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own correspondents’ data and information from open sources.

Identity of three gunmen killed in a special operation in Tyrnyauz today was established. They are: Asker Eneev, Arthur Tokhov and Victoria Kagaova. This was reported by NAC Informational Center.

The total number of victims of armed conflict in Dagestan in 2012 made no less than 695 persons, 405 out of them were killed and 290 got wounded. This is the total of calculation by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own correspondents’ data and information from open sources.

Today judge of the Supreme Court of Dagestan Magomed Magomedov was killed in Makhachkala, a source in the Department of Committee of Inquiry in Dagestan informed the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

Today the Panel of judges of Rostov regional court brought a standing judgment on the verdict of the first instance court according to which journalist and publisher Alexander Tolmachev accused of extortion will remain in custody till February, 20, 2013.

Andreas Gukasyan, candidate for presidency of Armenia, Director of “Radio-Ai”, went on an open-ended hunger strike demanding to suspend incumbent Head of the state Serzh Sargsyan from presidential race.