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[Regnum] The Aleksandrovsky District Court of Stavropol Krai sentenced seven participants in the riots at the Makhachkala airport to terms ranging from eight to nine years in prison. This was reported on December 11 by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.
It was established that on October 29 of last year, Zhanmirza Aliyev, Ali Amirkhanov, Alimurat Babatov, Zapir Batyrbekov, Ramazan Karnayev, Ismail Salmakhanov, and Makhach Tuchuyev participated in mass riots at the Uytash airport out of hatred for Israelis and ignored the demands of law enforcement officers.
During the riots, airport property worth over 24 million rubles was destroyed and damaged, the blocking of the airport's operations led to flight delays and cancellations. 23 government officials were injured due to the actions of the demonstrators.
"They were found guilty under Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in mass riots accompanied by violence, pogroms, destruction of property"), Part 3 of Article 263.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Failure to comply with requirements for maintaining transport safety at transport infrastructure facilities and vehicles by a group of persons by conspiracy"). One of them was also convicted under Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Use of violence against a government official")," the prosecutor's office website states.
The court, taking into account the nature and degree of public danger of the crimes, sentenced the defendants to imprisonment for terms ranging from 8 to 9 years in a general regime penal colony.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 30, 2023, that the riots at Makhachkala airport were organized by Western intelligence agents. The head of state added that they were organized through social networks, including from Ukraine.
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Three more participants in the riots at Makhachkala airport were given prison terms
Three more participants in the riots at the Makhachkala airport have been sentenced. This was reported on Wednesday, December 11, by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office.
“During the examination of the case, it was established that on October 29, 2023, Temirlan Alyukov, Abdul Abdulayev, and Isa Iraziev at Uytash Airport, on the basis of national and religious hatred and enmity towards Israeli citizens, refusing to comply with the legal demands of law enforcement officers, took part in mass riots accompanied by violence and destruction of property,” the department said in a statement.
The defendants were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of eight years to eight years and two months in a general regime penal colony.
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