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| Astrakhan citizen convicted in case of involvement in militants | |
| 2023-01-29 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The court sentenced 47-year-old Akhmed Majidov to 10 years of strict regime, finding him guilty of aiding militants and illicit trafficking in weapons and explosives. According to the prosecution, Majidov helped the international terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,
The verdict against Medzhidov came into force, Astrakhan.ru reported on January 26, citing the FSB department for the Astrakhan region. According to the security forces, during a search in the convict's house, weapons, ammunition, religious literature, as well as money and bank cards were seized. In addition to a long term of imprisonment, the man received a fine, but the publication does not specify its amount. Akhmed Majidov was charged under four criminal articles: on facilitating terrorist activities, illegal possession of weapons, illegal possession of explosives or explosive devices, as well as illegal manufacture of weapons (Articles 205.1, 222, 222.1 and 223 of the Criminal Code of Russia), follows from the case file on website of the Southern District Military Court. The case was considered in eight sessions. The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that in November 2022, a resident of the Astrakhan region, Jasur Ismatov, received five years in prison for trying to join members of a terrorist organization in Syria. Related: Astrakhan: 2023-01-18 Volgograd citizen convicted of recruiting to Islamic State Astrakhan: 2023-01-14 Resident of Dagestan convicted of preparing terrorist attacks in the Stavropol Territory Astrakhan: 2023-01-06 Resident of Dagestan accused of involvement in ISIS after a trip to her husband in Syria | |
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