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Consideration of arrest petition of advocate Boris Kuznetsov delayed for the third time
The Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow has postponed till May 25 the consideration of the petition lodged by the investigation on arrest in absentia of lawyer Boris Kuznetsov, who was once representing the interests of Levon Chakhmakhchyan, ex-senator from Kalmykia, sentenced to nine years of imprisonment.
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Court refuses to consider the arrest case of former advocate of Kalmykian ex-senator
On April 28, the Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow returned to the Investigatory Department for Moscow of the RF's ICPO the petition on arrest in absentia of advocate Boris Kuznetsov, accused of disclosing state secrets. Earlier, Mr Kuznetsov had presented the interests of Levon Chakhmakhchyan, ex-senator from Kalmykia, convicted to nine years of imprisonment.
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Court to consider petition on arrest in absentia of former advocate of ex-senator from Kalmykia
The Moscow Investigatory Department (MID) of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation has petitioned to the Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow for arrest in absentia of well-known Russian advocate Boris Kuznetsov who had earlier represented the interests of Levon Chakhmakhchyan, ex-senator from Kalmykia, now convicted to 9 years of imprisonment.
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Congress of the "Union of Repressed Nations" opened in Kalmykia
The city of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, is hosting the constituent assembly of a new public organization - the "Union of Repressed Nations of Russia". Representatives of six nations are taking part in the event.
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Mayor of Kalmykia's capital is left at large on bail
The Elista City Court has rejected the petition of the inquiry to extend the custody of Radiy Burulov, Mayor of the capital of Kalmykia, and left him at large on bail.
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Kalmyk authorities hope to start the WPP despite the crisis
As of today, the project of installing several windmills in Kalmykia has been suspended for a while because of financial difficulties. However, the authorities of Kalmykia plan to make everything possible, even under current force-majeure circumstances, to make a successful launch of the Kalmyk Wind Power Plant.
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Prosecutor's Office deals with complaints of inmates beaten in Kalmyk colony
An inspector of the Investigatory Department of the RF's Investigatory Committee for Kalmykia refused four times to initiate a criminal case on applications lodged by parents of the inmates beaten by the employees of the colony-settlement Tsagan-Usn, located in the Yashkul District. However, his rejection statements were cancelled by a higher body. In the end, the prosecutor's office has demanded to eliminate the reasons and conditions that promote violations and to punish those guilty.
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Court in Kalmykia to consider case on murder because of children's quarrel
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Kalmykia received a case for consideration of a murder and a murder attempt, which took place when adults went to settle a children's quarrel.
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Kalmykia finishes erecting first wind power plant in the South of Russia
The Priyutnenskiy District of Kalmykia, 15 kilometres off the capital Elista, is finalizing the installation of wind power generators of the first wind power plant in the South of Russia. By 2010, they plan to commission the Republic's wind power yard consisting of 126 wind-driven generators for the aggregate power capacity of 150 megawatts.
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In Kalmykia, colony inmates complain of beating
The inmates of Corrective Colony OL 27/3 (light-security camp), located in Kalmykia, are beaten by employees of the Republic's Department of the Federal Service for Punishment Enforcement (the so-called "UFSIN") on a regular basis. This was reported by public figure Valery Badmaev who referenced the prisoners themselves.
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In Kalmykia, director of football club fined for illegal employment of footballers
Valery Bembinov, Director General of the "Elista" Football Club (FC), was fined by the city court of the capital of Kalmykia by 80,000 roubles for illegal employment of football players into the Municipal Unitary Enterprise (MUE) "Energoservice", where he was also director.
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Court in Kalmykia supports journalist
On December 25, the Supreme Court of Kalmykia granted the cassation appeal of Semen Ateyev, journalist of the newspaper "Sovietskaya Kalmykia Segodnia", with regard to protection of honor and dignity.
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In Kalmykia, communal workers stop their hunger strike
Today in the afternoon, seven workers of the Iki-Burul public utilities enterprise in Kalmykia stopped their protest action in the form of a termless hunger strike.
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Former advocate of ex-senator from Kalmykia Chakhmakhchyan applies against Russia to the European court
Boris Kuznetsov, former advocate of Levon Chakhmakhchyan, ex-senator from Kalmykia, who was convicted to nine years of deprivation of freedom, has filed a claim against Russia to Strasbourg to the European Court for Human Rights.
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In Kalmykia, authorities notice municipal hunger-strikers
After the "Caucasian Knot" published a news item about the protest action of municipal workers in the Iki-Burul District of Kalmykia, they were visited by representatives of various media and power bodies. The hunger-strikers told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.
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