underground. The Kremlin is clearly loth to see another Muslim-majority region descend into anarchic violence. On August 28th a suicide bomber in Dagestan killed a respected Sufi scholar. This may well spur a new round of violence in what is already Russia's most conflict-ridden republic. The attack c

y attacks with new laws, passed in August, aimed against the Salafi community. These laws are similar to the infamous 1999 law banning Wahhabism in Dagestan, which, combined with aggressive law enforcement, greatly contributed to the growth of the militant underground. The Kremlin is clearly loth to see

an criminal organization; Valentine Kovalev, a former Russian minister of justice charged with corruption; and Suleyman Kerimoy, a civil servant from Dagestan who had amassed an esti- mated fortune of $7.1 billion. Kerimov had recently been charged for manipulating the price of potash in Belarus. Most of th

entin Kovalev, a former Russian Minister HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020356 205 of Justice charged with corruption; and Suleyman Kerimov, a civil servant from Dagestan, who had amassed an estimated fortune of $7.1 billion. Kerimov recently had been charged for manipulating a Potash cartel case in Belarus. Most of th