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| Prosecutor General's Office justified the absence of Hamas from the list of terrorist organizations | ||
| 2023-10-26 | ||
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The Islamic movement Hamas has not been declared terrorist in Russia, since none of its representatives have been convicted in Russia, the Prosecutor General's Office said in response to a request from a deputy from St. Petersburg, a scan of which was published online. The movement is recognized as terrorist in a number of countries, in particular, France and the European Union added it to the terrorist lists after the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the aggravation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict evoked a response among Muslims in the North Caucasus. Thus, in Chechnya, the official clergy organizes daily mass prayers in support of Palestine, and prayers are also held in schools. On October 17, residents of Dagestan tried to hold an action in the central square of Makhachkala, which was dispersed by security forces; several more actions, including car rallies, took place in support of Palestine, and residents of the republic donated 20 million rubles to help the Palestinians. On October 19, the Muftiate of Dagestan called on the imams of mosques to pray for an end to the war at Friday prayers. The fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement began on October 7 with the firing of hundreds of rockets into Israeli territory, including civilian targets. The Israel Defense Forces responded by launching the Iron Swords military operation against Hamas, after which Israel announced a blockade of the Gaza Strip: supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel were suspended. Thousands of people died on both sides. Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Sergei Samusev sent a request to the FSB and the Investigative Committee in which he proposes to investigate some of the actions of the Islamic movement Hamas. Mundep recalled that Russian citizens were among those killed and captured as a result of recent Hamas attacks on Israel. He demanded that agencies investigate these attacks. The Prosecutor General's Office responded to Samusev that the Islamic movement has not been declared terrorist in Russia, since none of its representatives have currently been convicted in Russia, the Zaks.Ru publication reported today. “As of today, we do not have information about judicial acts against members of the Hamas group that have entered into legal force,” says the letter, which was signed by Deputy Prosecutor General Alexei Zhafyarov. A scan of the letter was published today on the “We Can Explain” Telegram channel. On October 11, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov avoided answering the question whether Hamas would be recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia. “We maintain our contacts with the parties to the conflict. There are Russian citizens both there and there. For us, the fate of Russian citizens is priority number one,” he said in response, adding that Russia continues to analyze the situation, RIA Novosti reported. Peskov later called on Hamas to release all hostages. “All hostages must be urgently, immediately released, this is our firm position. We, of course, call on Hamas to ensure that all hostages are released,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying on October 24. France and the European Union recognized the Hamas group as a terrorist organization on October 10, TASS reported the same day. Previously, Hamas was recognized as a terrorist organization in Israel, the USA, Canada, and Japan. In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the military wing of Hamas has been recognized as terrorist, the publication states. Russia has always supported the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine, the Russian President said on October 11.
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