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A man accused of financing terrorism to stand trial

The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia over North Caucasian Federal District in collaboration with Department for Combating Terrorism II of the Federal Security Service, Federal Security Service Department over Moscow and Moscow Region and the Main Department for Economic Security and Combating Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia finished investigation of a probe into Dagestan Republic Resident Ali Aliomarov. He is accused of committing an offence under Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (financing terrorism). 

According to investigation, from September 2016 to August 2017 Aliomarov, residing in Moscow and Kizlyarsky district of Dagestan Republic and being aware of participation of  a resident of Khanty-Mansi autonomous district-Yugra in activities of banned in Russia terrorist organization Islamic State in Syrian Arab Republic, had a direct intention to facilitate activities of the said terrorist organization through its financing and upon request of the Khanty-Mansi autonomous district-Yugra resident transferred 213,000 rubles to bank cards numbers disclosed by him. 

The investigative bodies of the Dagestan Republican Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs launched a probe against the Khanty-Mansi autonomous district-Yugra resident 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 investigation gathered enough evidence; therefore, the criminal case against Aliomarov with the approved indictment has been sent to the Southern District Military Court to be tried on the merits.