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On November 12, the Karabulak City Court of Ingushetia continued hearings on the murder case of oppositionist Magomed Evloev. The case is considered by Judge Tumgoev.

At her last interrogation at the inquiry division of the Investigatory Department of the Moscow GUVD (Chief City Interior Administration), Svetlana Gannushkina, head of the Committee "Civil Assistance", said that she agreed with every word of Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who had imposed the political responsibility for the death of the human rights defender Natalia Estemirova on Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. Svetlana Gannushkina herself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.

The restoration works in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, continue, but the process is hampered by "the long chain of receiving money from Moscow." This was stated on November 12 by Zurab Kabisov, head of the State Restoration Committee, at his meeting with journalists.

In 2010, the fines for violations in the ecological sphere in the territory of the Chechen Republic will be essentially raised. In the opinion of local ecologists, such measures should enhance the responsibility of heads of enterprises and organizations for observance of ecological standards.

The territorial department of "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Consumer Supervision) in North Ossetia has prepared documents for the court on suspension of the "Electrozink" factory for up to 90 days. This was announced on November 11 during the press conference in Vladikavkaz by Taimuraz Butaev, the head of the department.

The search conducted on November 5 by Chechen militiamen of the cottage located near Moscow and belonging to former deputy of the State Duma Ruslan Yamadaev, who was killed last year in Moscow, most likely, pursued the aim to kill his younger brother Isa, who is now the leader of this family clan, which is opposing the incumbent Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. This is the conviction of Yamadaevs' relatives and friends.

All the internally displaced persons from South Ossetia, irrespective of nationality and time of their violent eviction, shall have the right to return to their homeland; while power structures of both parties in conflict shall help them in this return. This was stated by Walter Kelin, representative of the UN Secretary General for the rights of internally displaced persons.

The facts about violations in the militia, presented by Militia Major Alexei Dymovskiy from Novorossisk in his video appeal, have not been confirmed yet and are regarded by the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia as slander. This was stated by Rashid Nurgaliev, Russian Interior Minister. According to his version, the investigatory bodies are not engaged in any inquiry on Major Alexei Dymovskiy's statements, so far, the service check is underway.

President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev, who announced today his Message to the Federal Assembly, said that the level of corruption and clannish rule in the republics of Northern Caucasus is "unprecedented."

Hasan Ozdamirov, who was announced as liquidated in the course of the special operation conducted by power agents on November 7 in the vicinity of the city of Argun, had been earlier given out to law enforcers by his relatives. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from an Argun resident, who closely knew the casualty.

Today, an unidentified bomb blew up under the car of Kosum Meiriev, Imam of the Sunzha District in Ingushetia. The churchman was wounded and brought to hospital.

Today, from the morning, the Vladikavkaz hotel named "Alan" began evicting the refugees from the 1992 Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone. In total, 49 South-Ossetian families lived there that is, over 140 persons. The official reason for eviction is the emergency condition of the hotel.

Law enforcement bodies are exerting pressure on the people supporting Militia Major Alexei Dymovskiy, who had made public illegal actions of Novorossisk militia bosses. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about by Vadim Karastelyov, expert of the Novorossisk Committee on Human Rights.

Yuri Baluevskiy, deputy secretary of the Security Council, said today that the version of involvement of NGOs, foreign ones inclusive, in the activities of Militia Major Alexei Dymovskiy is not confirmed and needs a further check.

On November 10, President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev, speaking to the workers of internal bodies on the occasion of the Day of Militia, said that law enforcement bodies will be regarded as involved in kidnappings themselves until the solve the crime and find real kidnappers.

On November 10, the Baku Appeal Court, presided by Judge Gail Mamedov, considered the appeal complaint lodged by Sayara Geidarova, convicted for beating of 4 men.

Mother of Vadim Chugunov, a Russian trooper, who perished in the battle near Ulus-Kert in 2000, believes that the failure of the Russian party to pay her the due compensation for the death of her son in Chechnya is a violation of the provisions of the European Convention of Human Rights.

In Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the judge in charge of the case on the attempt on Hero of Russia Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" special battalion, was dissatisfied with the proofs gathered by the prosecution party and found them insufficient. On these grounds, the defence advocates plan to move, at the court session on November 16, their petitions asking to release the defendants.

Today, the Sabail District Court of Baku, chaired by Araz Guseinov, terminated litigation on the case of young bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade, accused of hooliganism and inflicting bodily injuries. Representatives of the public are indignant with the verdict.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan has cancelled the decision of the Leninskiy Court of Makhachkala about return of the criminal case concerning the editor-in-chief and four journalists of the Dagestan weekly "Chernovik" (Blueprint) to the prosecutor's office because of violations when drawing up the indictment. This was reported by Biyakay Magomedov, lawyer of the edition.