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Man sentenced to 13 years in Astrakhan terror case
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[KavkazUzel] A court in Rostov-on-Don found Artur Satemirov guilty of preparing a terrorist attack in the Astrakhan police department and participating in the activities of IS *. Satemirov told the Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Hajiyev that he was forced to confess under torture.

The 34-year-old resident of the Astrakhan region Artur Satemirov was accused of preparing for a terrorist act (part 1 of Article 30 - part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of Russia), participation in the activities of a terrorist organization (part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of Russia) and illegal storage of weapons and ammunition (part 1 article 222 of the Criminal Code of Russia).

"It has been established that in April 2020, the defendant, being at his place of residence in Astrakhan, took the oath to the head of the international terrorist organization 'Islamic State,' having written down the text of the oath and sent this audio message for transmission to the head of the terrorist organization.

Satemirov planned to commit a terrorist act in the department police of the city of Astrakhan. For these purposes, until May 2020, he kept hand grenades and firearms at his place of residence," the press service of the Southern District Military Court told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

According to the press service, the arrest by law enforcement officers prevented Satemirov from fulfilling his plans.

The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security colony with the first four years in prison. He pleaded not guilty, the court said.

The verdict has not entered into legal force and can be appealed by the parties in the Military Court of Appeal.

"Caucasian Knot" has not yet received any comments from Artur Satemirov and his representatives regarding the court's decision.

On October 5, Satemirov's story was published on the Facebook page of the Chernovik correspondent Abdulmumin Hajiyev, who was arrested on charges of financing terrorism, and on October 6 it was included in the Caucasian Knot selection "Top 10 of the North Caucasian Blogosphere."

"I was taken to the FSB building, where I was slightly beaten, demanding to 'confess' that everything seized during the search was mine. I refused. Then I was brought to the ITT and put in solitary confinement. I was taken out of the cell in handcuffs, a white bag was put on my head and I was handed over to some persons.

I saw nothing. The handcuffs on my hands were attached to the radiator, my head was wrapped in cellophane and my ears were sealed with tape. There was no way to open my eyes. To the big toes. They attached two wires and began to torture me with electric current," Satemirov said.

The criminal case against Artur Satemirov came to court on December 17, 2020, hearings on the merits began in March, the process took 12 sessions, follows from the file on the website of the Southern District Military Court.

Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" has repeatedly written about criminal cases under articles on terrorism, which the defense called fabricated.

Thus, four natives of Dagestan, accused of preparing a terrorist attack at a concert by Philip Kirkorov, insist that they made a confession under torture .

A resident of Chechnya, Abdul-Khalim Abdulmezhidov, who was convicted in 2018 for preparing a terrorist attack at the New Year's celebration in Shali, was unable to bring about a criminal case for extorting evidence under torture.

In Astrakhan, a local resident, Rasul Baysuev, was charged with a terrorism case. The only evidence of his guilt is the testimony of a witness, which he later refused, the lawyer said. Baysuev was sentenced to 12 years in prison, Court of Appeal in April upheld the verdict .

Posted by: badanov 2021-11-27
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