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[KavkazUzel] The court arrested two residents of Kabardino-Balkaria
| …one of Russia’s North Caucasus republics… |
who, according to investigators, held meetings in Nalchik to recruit local residents into the Islamic State, Sledkom reported.
According to investigators, two residents of Kabardino-Balkaria held meetings in Nalchik with local residents, who were convinced to become members of the international terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by a court. At the meetings, they showed video materials related to the activities of terrorists.
The investigation believes that in order to achieve their goal, the suspects threatened people with death if they refused to travel to Syria to participate in IS activities.
| Heckuva recruiting technique, guys. Way to make friends and influence people. |
Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria are charged with Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ( “Recruitment for terrorist activities”, provides for up to 15 years in prison - note of the " Caucasian Knot " ). They were arrested, the investigative department of the Investigative Committee for Kabardino-Balkaria reported on its website on April 25.
There were no comments from representatives of the suspects.
The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that on August 27, 2021, a military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, Artur Chemkov, to 11 years in a maximum security colony, finding him guilty of aiding an IS member.
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