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| A native of Astrakhan convicted of helping IS militants in Syria | |
| 2022-06-23 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [KavkazUzel] A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Daria Bolgova, a native of Astrakhan, to 11 years in prison, who, according to investigators, prepared food for IS militants in Syria, ran a subsidiary farm, and acted as an interpreter. According to investigators, a native of Astrakhan, Daria Bolgova, flew from Makhachkala to Turkey in 2013, where she illegally crossed the border with Syria and joined the members of an illegal armed group. From 2013 to 2021, Bolgova bought food and various goods for the members of the group, cooked food, ran a subsidiary farm, acted as an interpreter, for which she received a monetary reward. In addition, investigators believe that Bolgova persuaded another person to join the group members via the Internet. And from 2015 to 2021, Bolgova in Syria took part in the activities of the Islamic State (IS) international terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, the press service of the Southern District Military Court reported. On July 2, 2021, Bolgova was deported from Turkey to Russia. The Southern District Military Court found her guilty under Part 1 of Article 205.1 (Assistance to terrorist activities), Part 2 of Article 205.5 (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization) and Part 2 of Article 208 (Participation in an armed formation). Bolgova was sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony, Interfax quoted the press service of the court today. There were no comments from Daria Bolgova's lawyers regarding the court verdict. Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Assistance to terrorist activities) and Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Participation in an armed formation) provide for up to 15 years in prison. Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization) provides for up to 20 years in prison. The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that on December 3, 2020, the court found Akhmed Magamedov, a resident of the Astrakhan region, who was previously convicted in the "Astrakhan Jamaat" case,
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