Krasnodar Regional Court Overturns Ruling that Koran Translation is Extremist
On December 17, 2013, the Krasnodar Regional Court overturned the Oktyabrsky District Court of Novorossiysk's decision to recognize Elmir Kuliyev's Koran translation as extremist. On December 17, 2013, the Krasnodar Regional Court upheld an appeal against the September 17, 2013 ruling by the Oktyabrsky District Court in the city of Novorossiysk which had categorized as extremist the translation by prominent Azerbaijani religious scholar, Elmir Kuliev.