Two persons accused of financing terrorism to stand trial


The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia over North Caucasian Federal District in cooperation with the Central Office of the Federal Security Service of Russia, Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia over Moscow and Moscow Region, Centre E of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia over the North-Caucasian Federal District finished investigation of two probes into Ainadine Yarykov and Soltanbiy Biymurzaev. They are accused of committing an offence under Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (financing terrorism).

According to investigation, from November 2016 to May 2017 in Moscow Yarykov and Biymurzaev, having direct intention to facilitate activities of a terrorist organization in a form of its financing, upon request of two citizens of the Republic of Dagestan transferred money to accounts indicated by them. In that, the perpetrators were fully aware of participation of the said persons in activities of Islamic State terrorist organization, banned in Russia, in the Syrian Arab Republic.

The investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of Russia and Dagestan Republican Department of the Internal Ministry of Russia launched probes into the residents of the Republic of Dagestan 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) and  Part 4 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (organization of financing terrorism).

The investigation gathered enough evidence, therefore, the criminal case against Yarykov and Biymurzaev with the indictment approved by the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Andrey Kikot has been sent to the 2 Western District Military Court to be tried on the merits.

14 December 2020 19:10

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