In Dagestan, police officers brutally beat the 31-year-old lawyer Sapayat Magomedov, known for his tough human rights position. This happened on Thursday in the building of the Khasavyurt GOVD, where the woman came to meet with her client, previously detained on the same day. Magomedova was previously threatened by local investigators. They are also trying to fabricate a criminal case against her, the Memorial human rights center, which received Newsru.com, said in a statement.

Former policeman Anver Ibrahimov, who was drunkenly beaten by Abkhazian Eduard Gurtskaya , received a punishment - 15 years in prison. As ITAR-TASS reports, such a decision was made by the Kuzminsky court of the capital. “Recognize Ibragimov guilty and impose him a punishment of 15 years in prison in a maximum security colony,” the judge announced the verdict. In addition, the convict will have to pay the mother of the deceased one million rubles.

The approach of Russia to Iran can be called "somewhat schizophrenic", the US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is sure. Moscow has been actively working with Tehran, while for many years the Russian leadership has been perceiving Iran as one of the most serious threats in the region, Pentagon chief said, speaking at a meeting of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, Newsru Israel reports.

The Georgian opposition announced the collapse of the alliances, now the parties included in them will conduct independent political activities. As it became known two weeks after the municipal elections in which the ruling party "National Movement" won, the "Alliance for Georgia" ceases to exist. Earlier, the collapse of the association led by the ex-Prime Minister Zuraz Nogaidel was announced.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service sent a letter to the government with a request to exclude the requirements for the minimum statutory capital, as well as the requirements for the minimum size of the area occupied by a pawnshop from the law on pawnshops, the Finmarket reports. If the bill is adopted, only business entities that occupy an area of ​​at least 50 square meters, whose authorized capital is at least 50 million rubles, will be able to hold the pawnshop.

The Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Andrei Fursenko explained his proposal to increase the draft age in Russia. It is necessary to take men under 30 years old in the army, he said. Currently, the army is called up from 18 to 27 years old. Earlier, Fursenko also positively appreciated the proposal of the General Staff to extend the deadline for the spring call until August 31.

The recovery of "Svyaz-Bank" cost the state of 142 billion rubles, which is 1.8 times more than it was announced and exceeds the amount spent on the reorganization "Kit Finance", which was considered the most expensive, writes "Vedomosti" . As the newspaper recalls, “Svyaz-Bank” and “Keat Finance” were one of the first and largest victims of the crisis: in September 2008, they could not fulfill obligations by paralyzing the repo and interbank loans markets.

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov gave another interview - he spoke on the air of the Russian News Service on the features of his character, about his own attitude to democracy, about the struggle in the republic with militants and traditionally expressed admiration for Prime Minister Putin. The Chechen leader is confident that the presidency did not change him in any way, since "the title does not change a person." “It’s nice, I’m young, I was 30 when I became president.

The accident of the South Korean KSLV-1 launch vehicle, which exploded on June 10 two minutes after launch, did not occur due to the Russian first stage. About this, as reports RIA Novosti , said Deputy Head of Roscosmos Vitaly Davydov. "The accident investigation works, and there are several versions. But I'm almost sure that the cause of the KSLV-1 launch vehicle did not occur due to the Russian first stage," Davydov said.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Communist Party with shame excluded Anatoly Kovalev from the party of the Magnitogorsk Communist with 36 years of experience, accusing him of containing protest acts of massive self-immolation.

Photos of the updated version of the Mercedes CL-Class coupe, created on the basis of the S-Class executive sedan, “accidentally” ended up on the Internet page of the Dutch Mercedes representative office. Thanks to screenshots, the design of the car has been declassified: the new product differs in optics, bumper and some other exterior details. The website posted photographs of the standard Mercedes CL-Class, as well as an AMG sports car.

The Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vankhanin submitted on Friday the President of the country Tarie Halonen, a retirement , which was satisfied, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the head of Finland. The successor of Vanhanen as the head of government, most likely, will be the 41-year-old political scientist Marie Kivinius, elected on June 12, the chairman of the Center’s party, who, according to the coalition agreement, belongs to the post of Prime Minister.

In the list of the richest residents of Britain, women first surpassed the number of men. This was announced by the analytical service of MDRC, which classified as wealthy those who have free funds in the amount of at least 500 thousand pounds (750 thousand dollars) that they use for investment, ITAR-TASS reports. MDRC established that women make up 51% of the thicknesses living in the country. A year earlier, their share was 49.8%, and in 2005 - 47%.

In the city of Pervouralsk, the Sverdlovsk region in hot pursuit investigates the murder of four people, including women. The corpses were found after the residents of one of the houses complained to the blood flowing along the walls. On suspicion of mass murder, the police detained the alleged criminal who hoped to “sit out with his friend while everything is settled,” reports Justmedia.ru with reference to the press service of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate in the Sverdlovsk region.

In the north-west of Columbia, the explosion of methane at the mine took the lives of at least 16 miners, about 72 people remain underground. This was announced by the president of the South American country Alvaro Urist, who in the near future will go to the San Fernando mine, located in the Anti -Ookia department. Urist emphasized that he was experiencing "deep sadness" in connection with the death of miners and the danger that threatens the miners.