A resident of the Rostov region has been detained in a case of financing terrorism

Law enforcement detained a resident of the Krasnosulinsky district in a case of financing terrorism, a search was conducted in the man's house.

The suspect is 36 years old. The article on financing terrorism (part 1.1 of article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), under which a criminal case has been initiated against him, provides for a prison sentence of eight to fifteen years.

According to the prosecution's version, the man was making money transfers to finance a terrorist organization, knowing for certain that its activities are banned in Russia by the court. The FSB officers participated in the detention of the suspect, the regional Investigative Committee reported today.

In the suspect's house, law enforcement conducted a search, seizing items of significance for the investigation, which have been sent for examination. "Information about the possible involvement of the suspect in other episodes of illegal activity is also being checked," the investigators noted.

The agency did not specify what exactly was seized from the suspect and which terrorist organization is being referred to, nor did the investigation disclose the suspect's occupation and the amount of money transfers he made.

In a short video on the Investigative Committee's Telegram channel, a man, whose face is hidden, sits in an investigator's office and answers affirmatively to questions about whether he admits his guilt and regrets his actions.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a resident of Kislovodsk, Alexander Bazhenov, to 10 years in prison in August for financing a banned terrorist organization. The court previously sentenced Arsen Biymurzaev, a native of the Stavropol region, to the same term, finding him guilty of raising 2.7 million rubles to finance the activities of militants of an international terrorist organization.