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Makhachkala resident convicted for nexus with At-Takfir Val-Hijra | |||
2022-03-08 | |||
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] A court in Makhachkala gave a local resident a two-year suspended sentence, finding him guilty of participating in a religious extremist organization, the Dagestan FSB reported.
The At Takfir wal Hijra movement has existed since 1971. Its leader was the Upper Egyptian agronomist Shukri Mustafa (1942-1978).
In 1976, the size of the group (they called themselves Jamaat al-muslimin - "community of Muslims", considering the rest infidels) was several thousand people. In 1977, members of the movement took hostage the former Minister for Religious Affairs of the Egyptian government, Muhammad al-Dhahabi. Shukri Mustafa was arrested in 1977 and executed in 1978, RIA Novosti informs. The activity of the international religious association "At Takfir wal-Hijra" (Atonement and Exodus) is prohibited in Russia decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of September 15, 2010.
"The court sentenced him to a two-year suspended sentence with a one-year probationary period," the agency said. Note that the maximum penalty under this article is six years in prison. The verdict has already entered into force, the report says. The "Caucasian Knot" does not yet have any comments from the local resident or his representatives regarding the decision of the court. | |||
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