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| Resident of Dagestan sentenced to 11 years in prison for swearing oath to IS leader |
| 2024-03-26 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUel] The court sentenced Dagestan resident Roman Abaskuliev to 11 years in prison, recognizing him as a member of a terrorist organization. The Southern District Military Court sentenced Dagestan resident Roman Abaskuliev to 11 years in prison, finding him guilty of participation in an illegal armed group (Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), Interfax reports today. According to the court, Abaskuliev entered into correspondence with an unidentified person who introduced himself as a member of an illegal armed group and the terrorist organization "Islamic State", according to a publication posted today on the court's Telegram channel. The court concluded that on January 30, 2023, Abaskuliev recorded an oath on his mobile phone to the leader of IS about voluntarily joining an illegal formation and terrorist organization and forwarded the audio recording to the leader of IS. “On August 4, 2023, Abaskuliev was detained by law enforcement officers. In accordance with the court verdict, the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 11 years in a maximum security correctional colony with the first two years to be served in prison. The sentence does not have legal force entered into and can be appealed by the parties to the Military Court of Appeal,” the publication says. |
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