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Sentence imposed over probe into financing of terrorism

The evidence collected by the Main Investigations Directorate over North Caucasian Federal District of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation was found sufficient by the court to sentence Nurudin Abdurazakov. He was found guilty of committing an offence under Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (financing terrorism).

The investigation and the court established that in the period from November 2016 to March 2017 Abdurazakov was present in the Republic of Dagestan . Being fully aware of participation of another Dagestan resident in Syrian Arab Republic in activities of terrorist organization "Islamic State", banned in Russia, and having direct intention to facilitate activities of the indicated organization by its financing, Abdurazakov upon request of the indicated resident transferred money to bank cards numbers disclosed by him.

A probe into Dagestan resident receiving the money is investigated by Investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of Russia under Part 4 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (organization of financing terrorism). Apart from that, investigative bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of Dagestan launched a probe into the indicated person under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of Russia (participation in the activities of an organization recognized as terrorist under legislation of the Russian Federation).

The court ruled to sentence Abdurazakov to 3 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.