The court sentenced the organizers of the riots in Makhachkala to lengthy prison terms in absentia.
Ilya Ponomarev*, Israil Akhmednabiyev (Abu Umar Sasitlinsky), and Abakar Abakarov, who are on the international wanted list and whose death confirmation has been sent to Turkish authorities, have been sentenced in absentia to terms ranging from 15 to 19 years. Investigators and the court have deemed them the organizers of the unrest at Makhachkala Airport.