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| The defense was satisfied with the sentences to the residents of Karachay-Cherkessia for justifying terrorism |
| 2022-07-13 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] It was decided not to appeal against the sentences of the residents of Karachay-Cherkessia Zukhra Uzdenova and Akhmed Shumakhov, as the court limited itself to a fine, their lawyers said. The repentance of those accused of justifying terrorism allows them to avoid imprisonment, they explained. The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on July 7, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Akhmed Shumakhov, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, to a fine of 350,000 rubles, finding him guilty of posting a video file and a photograph on social networks justifying terrorism. On July 5, the same court sentenced a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, Zukhra Uzdenova, to a similar fine, also recognizing her publications on the social network as justification for terrorism. Both Uzdenova and Shumakhov were found guilty under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Public calls for terrorist activities, public justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism using the Internet", which provides for a fine of 300 thousand to a million rubles or in the amount of wages or other income convicted for a period of three to five years or five to seven years in prison. The verdict of Zukhra Uzdenova entered into force today, she or her lawyer did not file an appeal, a representative of the Southern Military Court told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "Shumahov's sentence should come into force on July 19, unless an appeal is filed. There is still a week to appeal," she said. It was decided not to appeal Uzdenova's verdict, her lawyer Pavel Sherstnev confirmed to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "There was no appeal and there will not be. The state prosecution itself asked for a fine as punishment. The judge gave a fine a little less than the prosecutor's office asked for, and a little more than we asked," he said. Punishment in the form of a fine under this article is not uncommon, the lawyer added. "The article is drafted in such a way that it provides for up to seven years in prison or a fine. A suspended sentence under this article cannot be applied. And the judges look at the personality of the accused during the trial. If he has been previously convicted of a similar crime, if he does not repent, if he believes that he is right, posting any pictures, then in practice they more often resort to punishment in the form of real imprisonment. And if a person repents of his actions and is ready for correction, they often impose a fine," Sherstnev said, without specifying whether she repented in court his client. Shumakhov's lawyer David Yeghiazaryan also believes that the severity of punishment depends on the personality of the accused. “If someone resists and does not repent, then this is one thing. And if a person says that he just posted what he liked in order, for example, to promote a page on Instagram, that is, when there is no direct intent to justify terrorist activities impose a fine," he told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to him, Shumakhov admitted his guilt in court. “He repented of his deed. I interpreted his actions in such a way that he wanted to “hype” on the Internet, promote his account by gaining more subscribers. He took some videos or photos that were popular and posted them on his page in order to gain more likes and comments. He had no direct intention to call for terrorist activities," Yeghiazaryan said. There was no ideology in the posts of the client, the lawyer added. "A person simply expressed his thoughts related to Islam. There was no call for violence," David Yeghiazaryan stressed. He said that he and his client had no intentions to file an appeal. "We decided that we would not appeal. Because he received a punishment not related to deprivation of liberty," Akhmed Shumakhov's lawyer said. |
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