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| Chechen convicted for joining ISIS |
| 2021-12-23 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] A military court in Rostov-on-Don today sentenced Ali Yakhyaev, a native of Chechnya, to five years in a strict regime colony, having found him guilty of trying to go to Syria to participate in a terrorist organization. Ali Yakhyaev, a 25-year-old native of the village of Kakadoy, Itum-Kalinsky district of Chechnya, was accused of attempting to participate in a terrorist organization (part 1 of Article 30 - part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of Russia) and an attempt to participate in an illegal armed group (Part 1 of Article 30 - Part 2 of Article 208 Of the Criminal Code of Russia). The maximum punishment under these articles provides for up to 20 and up to 15 years in prison, respectively. "It was established that in 2019 the defendant, using his personal mobile phone, registered in one of the social networks to search for a person who would help him get into Syria to join the ranks of an illegal armed group. He entered into a correspondence with a member." "The defendant saved up money and found air tickets for March 2021, which he informed the member of the organization, but was detained by law enforcement officers," the press service of the Southern District Military Court told the" Caucasian Knot "correspondent. "In accordance with the verdict of the court, the defendant was found guilty and he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 5 years in a strict regime correctional colony, with serving the first three years in prison." "Yakhyaev pleaded guilty. The verdict did not enter into legal force and can be appealed parties in the Military Court of Appeal," the press service said. The "Caucasian Knot" has not yet received any comments from Ali Yakhyaev and his representatives regarding the decision of the court. The criminal case against Yakhyaev was submitted to the court on September 20, the process took six sessions, it follows from the file on the website of the Southern District Military Court. A 25-year-old resident of the village of Prigorodnoye, Ali Yakhyaev, who "was detained in early January because of a comment on social networks" was mentioned in a message from the Telegram channel 1ADAT. |
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