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| A court in Rostov-on-Don convicted a resident of Crimea for financing the Islamic State |
| 2024-02-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. The Southern District Military Court sentenced Crimean resident Murat Kadyrov to 11 years in a maximum security colony, finding him guilty of transferring eight thousand rubles to the Islamic State. The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don convicted a Crimean resident accused of transferring money to the Islamic State. A resident of Crimea, Murat Kadyrov, has been accused of committing crimes under Part 1 of Article 205.1 and Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (promoting terrorist activities), TASS reported on February 9, citing the court’s press service. According to the investigation, Kadyrov corresponded with individuals from whom he learned the details for transferring money to the Islamic State*. After that, he transferred money twice - in June 2017 and in 2018, while being in Simferopol and Sevastopol. At the same time, he knew that he was financing the Islamic State* and its structural divisions. In total, he transferred 8.2 thousand rubles, writes RIA Novosti. Kadyrov did not admit his guilt. The court sentenced him to 11 years in prison to be served in a maximum security colony. Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" wrote that at the beginning of December 2023, the Southern District Military Court sentenced a resident of Neftekumsk, accused of involvement in the Islamic State, to five years and six months in prison. |
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