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Probe launched in financing terrorism

Based on the materials provided by the economic security and corruption department of the Interior Ministry’s Directorate, the seventh department (based in the city of Rostov-on-Don) of the Investigative Committee’s Head Office has initiated criminal proceedings against a 35-year-old Dagestani native suspected of financing terrorism under Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the RF Criminal Code.

As was revealed, the suspect is a radical Islamist and shares the views of international terrorist organizations, including the IS and Jabhat al-Nusra, prohibitedin the Russian Federation by the decision of the RF Supreme Court. According to investigators, while in Syria in 2015-2016, the suspect gave money to persons involved in terrorism. He got money on his bank account, cashed it using a bank card via the Turkey’s banking system (in Istanbul) and then gave the money to some people in Syria. He managed to transfer some 2.4 million rubles this way.

At present, investigative and search operations are underway to find out all the circumstances surrounding the crime. The suspect is wanted.