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Sentence imposed over probe into financing terrorism

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 Tyumen Region, Centre E of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia over the North-Caucasian Federal District finished investigation of a probe into Ibragim Toleshov. He is accused of committing an offence under Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (financing terrorism).

The investigation established that between December 2014 and March 2017, Toleshov, while in the city of Surgut, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra and in the city of Novy Urengoy, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, was credibly aware of the participation of a resident of the Republic of Dagestan in the Syrian Arab Republic in the activities of the terrorist organization prohibited in the Russian Federation. Having direct intention to facilitate activities of the indicated organization by its financing, Toleshov, upon request of the latter, transferred money to bank cards numbers provided by the indicated person.

The investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of Russia and Dagestan Republican Department of the Internal Ministry of Russia launched probes into the resident 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 court sentenced Toleshov to 2 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.