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| Native of Kabardino-Balkaria received five years in prison for helping a terrorist | |
| 2022-07-14 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Amir Tsavkilov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, to five years in prison, recognizing the purchase of food and the provision of lodging for the alleged IS militant* as assistance to terrorism. The Southern District Military Court found Amir Tsavkilov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, guilty of helping a member of a terrorist organization, the press service of the court reported today. According to the investigation and the court, in August 2015, Tsavkilov was transporting a member of the "Islamic State"* in Nalchik by car. "A few days after that, Tsavkilov moved the same person from Nalchik to the village of Urukh, Leskensky district, bought food, and also provided a place for safe living in his house," Interfax quoted the press service of the court as saying. The court sentenced Tsavkilov to five years in prison in a penal colony, the report said. The criminal case was submitted to the court on August 9, 2021, 22 court sessions were held. The verdict was handed down today, follows from the case file on the website of the Southern District Military Court. The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that a blogger from Baksan, Insa Oguz, known under the pseudonym "Insa Lander", escaped from house arrest and on June 12 tried to leave for Georgia through North Ossetia. On June 27, the Georgian authorities allowed Inse Lander to enter the country, from there she flew to Lithuania on June 28. From the information in the database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it follows that Lander has been put on the wanted list. Lander decided to escape from house arrest, as she realized that she would not be able to legally prove her innocence on charges of promoting terrorism.Â
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