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| Dagestani resident suspected of financing terrorism |
| 2022-02-09 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The investigation believes that a 42-year-old resident of the Suleiman-Stalsky district of Dagestan financed terrorist activities in Syria, having received money from his brother. According to investigators, in 2016, a native of Dagestan was in Syria and took part in the activities of an international terrorist organization banned in Russia. The suspect "... in order to collect and provide funds for the preparation or commission of crimes of a terrorist nature and an extremist nature, organized the financing of terrorism by raising funds, misleading his brother about his true intentions," according to today's message on the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia across Dagestan. A criminal case against a 42-year-old resident of the Suleiman-Stalsky district was initiated under Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on organizing the financing of terrorism, the department informed. Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia provides for up to 15 years in prison. There were no comments from the suspect or his official representatives regarding the version of the investigation. Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" reported that by a court decision in April 2021, two residents of Dagestan - Nurudin Abdurazakov and Rustam Kokeshov, were found  guilty of transferring money to militants to Syria and received three years in prison. |
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