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| Stavropol resident convicted in IS recruitment case |
| 2023-04-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The Southern District Military Court found Ravik Shekiyev, a resident of Stavropol, guilty of promoting terrorism and sentenced him to nine years in prison. The military court in Rostov-on-Don issued a verdict on charges of Ravik Shekiev, a resident of Stavropol, of assisting terrorist activities (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and propaganda of terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to the investigation and the court, in 2020 in Stavropol Shekiev sent his acquaintance "audio materials justifying terrorism and containing calls for terrorist activities," and then during two personal meetings he urged him "to take part in the activities of the banned international terrorist organization" Islamic State "Also, from 2018 to 2021, he sent "materials justifying terrorism and containing calls for terrorist activities" to three more people, according to a message on the Telegram channel of the Southern District Military Court. The court sentenced him to nine years in a penal colony with the first two years in prison. Shekiyev’s case went to court on July 5, 2022, 22 court sessions were held, the verdict was delivered today, follows from the case file on the website of the Southern District Military Court. The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that a resident of Dagestan, Adilkhan Amambaev, who was sentenced to nine years in prison in the case of recruitment to the ISIS, stated in the cassation appeal that the case was falsified, and the confession of guilt was obtained under torture. However, the Russian Supreme Court upheld the verdict. The "Caucasian Knot" publishes news about the influence of IS* on the activities of militants in the North Caucasus on the thematic page " Caucasus at gunpoint of the Caliphate ". In the Directory section, the "Caucasian Knot" has placed a reference "Natives of the Caucasus in the ranks of ISIS." |
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