News in Brief
Tri Kita Case Goes to Court
A court in the Moscow region town of Narofominsk has sent the high-profile case against Sergei Zuyev, owner of the Tri Kita furniture store, to a court in St. Petersburg, a court official said Tuesday.
At a closed hearing Tuesday, the court ruled that the case should be heard where Zuyev’s company is accused of having smuggled furniture into the country, Zuyev’s lawyer, Kirill Polischuk, said.
Prosecutors have 10 days to appeal the court decision. The case is widely believed to be linked to a turf war between competing clans in the security services that has turned into a bitter public conflict. (MT)
Chechen Battle Kills One
ROSTOV-ON-DON — A gunbattle between rebels and federal troops in Chechnya left one soldier dead and three others wounded, officials said Tuesday.
The clash occurred late Monday when a group of federal troops was conducting a sweep of the Achkhoi-Martan region in southern Chechnya’s mountains for rebels. The militants fled the area after the gunbattle, which raged for about an hour, the regional branch of the Interior Ministry said. (AP)
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