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Libyan insurgent jailed in Ingushetia
The Supreme Court in Russian republic of Ingushetia has sentenced a Libyan national to four years in jail. Suleiman Osman Uheida, also known as Abu Khalid, was found guilty of organizing an Islamic armed group and of illegal possession of a weapon. When sentencing Uheida, the court said it took into account his cooperation with investigators.The investigators said Uheida had been taking part in Islamist insurgency activities in the North Caucasus since 1995. They said that, in 2011, Doku Umarov appointed Uheida the leader (qadiy) of the Shari'a court of Imarat Kavkaz (the Caucasus Emirate). Posted by: ryuge 2013-06-04 |
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