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| A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced to 16 years in prison for preparing a terrorist attack |
| 2023-07-20 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The court sentenced Mikhal Demurchev to 16 years in prison, finding him guilty of having links with the Islamic State and preparing a terrorist attack in Karachaevsk. According to the court, on March 16, 2022, Mikhal Demurchev joined the banned Islamic State terrorist organization in Karachaevsk and swore an oath to its leader, and by April 5, 2022, he agreed with another person to commit a terrorist attack in Karachaevsk, the press service of the Southern District Military reported today in court. "Demurchev carried out covert surveillance of the administration buildings of the Karachaevsky city district and the Karachaevsky municipal district, the Karachaevsky city court, as well as the interdistrict department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, took photos and video recordings of them, sent the relevant information to another person," the message posted on the telegram channel of the court says. Also, according to the court, Mikhal Demurchev studied information about the manufacture and use of an improvised explosive device. "Applying the acquired knowledge, Demurchev acquired the components necessary for the manufacture of an improvised explosive device, made an explosive, and also stored it at his place of residence," the publication says. Demurchev was found guilty under part 2 of article 205.5 (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization), part 1 of article 30, point "a" of part 2 of article 205 (attempted to commit a terrorist act), article 205.3 (training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities), part 1 article 222.1 (illegal possession of explosives) and part 2 of article 223.1 (illegal manufacture of explosives) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. "He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 16 years in a strict regime correctional colony with the first 3 years in prison. The verdict has not entered into force and can be appealed by the parties to the Military Court of Appeal," the court said. Mikhal Demurchev is a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, Interfax-South writes today. Related: Karachaevsk: 2021-11-18 Resident of Kaspiysk convicted in terrorism case Karachaevsk: 2006-12-25 Ten-hour-long battle with militants ends in South Russia Related: Karachay-Cherkessia: 2023-06-10 Resident of Kaspiysk sentenced for participation in 'At-Takfir Val-Hijra' Karachay-Cherkessia: 2023-05-24 A resident of Nalchik was sentenced to a long term for swearing an oath to the leader of the Caucasus Emirate Karachay-Cherkessia: 2023-05-23 Resident of Stavropol received nine years for financing terrorism |
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