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| Dagestan resident gets 8.5 years prison for ISIS nexus |
| 2021-12-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] A military court in Rostov-on-Don today sentenced a resident of Makhachkala Gadzhi Gadzhiev to eight and a half years in a general regime colony, recognizing him as a member of the Islamic State. A 19-year-old resident of Makhachkala, Gadzhi Gadzhiev, was accused of participating in a terrorist organization, undergoing training in order to carry out terrorist activities, participation in an illegal armed group, four episodes of assistance to terrorism and illegal arms trafficking. "It was established that the defendant in November 2019 in Makhachkala joined the Islamic State terrorist organization, and was trained to carry out terrorist activities such as teaching mine explosives. He also underwent psychological training for propaganda, justification and support of terrorism, said the military court. Hajiyev joined an illegal armed formation (IAF), where his duties included the acquisition of components for the manufacture of improvised explosive devices, collecting information about security officials in order to commit encroachments on their lives and attracting new members to illegal armed groups, the press service reported. "From November 2019 to July 2020, in Makhachkala, the defendant, during personal meetings and correspondence in the messenger, encouraged citizens to join IS and take part in an illegal armed group. In November 2019, Hajiyev purchased components for making an improvised explosive device in Makhachkala, and in April 2020, he accepted ammunition and a pistol for storage," the spokesman added. Hajiyev was found guilty and sentenced to eight and a half years in a general regime colony. He admitted his guilt in part. The verdict has not entered into legal force and can be appealed by the parties in the Military Court of Appeal. There were no comments by Haji Hajiyev or his official representatives regarding the court's decision. Five sentenced in Kaspiysk for terrorism The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that on April 14 a military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced five residents of Kaspiysk: Bagauttin Medzhidov, Ismail Narchavov, Felix Pirveliev, Murad Abdulkerimov and Husein Ramazanov, to long terms of imprisonment, having found them guilty of creating a terrorist community and preparing to attack a police officer. Abdulkerimov was sentenced to 18.5 years in prison. Narchavov - to 18 years, Pirveliev and Ramazanov - to 17.5 years, and Majidov - to 17 years. The convicts were tortured after being detained, they planted grenades and ammunition, said lawyers Nadezhda Borodkina and Magomed Magomedov. On December 6, the Military Court of Appeal upheld the verdict on the residents of Kaspiysk. |
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