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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Mufti who negotiated with occupiers of Rostov pretrial detention center detained by FSB

2025-05-30

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] In the Rostov region, law enforcement officers detained self-proclaimed mufti Akhmed Abusupyanov on suspicion of extremism, who in 2023 negotiated with terrorists who seized the Rostov pretrial detention center No. 1. This was reported on May 29 by the Kommersant publication, citing a source in law enforcement agencies.

The interlocutor told journalists that the detainee collaborated with the extremist organization At-Takfir Wal-Hijra

...sometimes spelt At-Takfir Val-Hijra, they called themselves Jama'at al-Muslimin (Society of Muslims), but their Egyptian neighbours mocked them as Excommunication and Exile. Cult-like, they require members to cut off all contact with their families. The introverted Takfir Wal Hijra faction split off from the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in the 1960s. The extroverted “moderate” faction followed Ayman Al-Zawahiri into Al Qaeda. Takfir Wal Hijra consists of loosely affiliated cells that have committed acts of terror as far afield as Morocco, Holland, Crimea, and Moscow.

(an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation). In September 2023, together with his supporters, he attacked a Muslim with whom he had disagreements on religious grounds.

A criminal case was opened against the detainee under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (“Organization of the activities of an extremist organization”) and Part 2 of Article 213 (“Hooliganism”).

It is noted that the Rostov FSB department reported the suppression of the activities of a Russian citizen who was spreading radical religious views. According to the investigation, he incited interfaith strife and conflicted with official Islamic structures. The department did not report the name of the detainee.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, in June 2023, six prisoners managed to escape from their cell in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in Rostov-on-Don and took an operational department employee and a guard hostage. The attackers, who called themselves ISIS supporters (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation), demanded that they be provided with weapons and transport to escape.

OMON fighters arrived at the scene. According to the official statement of the Federal Penitentiary Service, all the attackers were neutralized, and the hostages were released without physical harm. It was later revealed that one of the participants in the capture survived - Daniil Kamnev (listed as a terrorist and extremist). In August 2024, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Five participants of the march in Nalchik were released after arrest

2025-05-28

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] Five Circassian activists detained during a march with Circassian flags in Nalchik have been released from a special detention center. Two more marchers remain under arrest.

As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, during a march with Circassian flags, timed to coincide with the 161st anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, at least eight people were detained in Nalchik. They were given three to ten days of administrative arrest under the article on participation in an unsanctioned action and obstructing traffic. The only woman of the eight detainees, Marina Kalmykova, was released after three days of arrest on May 25.

The Caucasian War, which lasted from 1763 to 1864, brought the Adyghe people to the brink of extinction. After the war and the mass deportation of the Adyghe to the Ottoman Empire, only a little more than 50,000 people remained in their homeland. The Russian authorities have still not made a decision to recognize the genocide of the Circassians during the war, according to a report from the "Caucasian Knot". The end of the war was marked by a parade of Russian troops in Krasnaya Polyana on May 21, 1864.

The release of five arrested activists was reported today by Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko. He published a video of the activists meeting their comrades at the gates of the special detention center.

“They released some Circassian heroes who were arrested for participating in a march in memory of those who died for the freedom of Circassia,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to Kochesoko, Khusein Gugov, Zuber Ivazov, Timur Nakhushev, Kazbek Mamikov and Bashir Erokov have been released. Two activists, Idar Tsipinov and Beslan Gedgafov, remain in custody.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Six residents of Karachay-Cherkessia accused of involvement in 'At Takfir wal-Hijra'

2025-05-20

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] The prosecution considers Khasin Kabardaev, a resident of the Adyge-Khablsky district, to be the organizer of the extremist cell; five more local residents will appear in court as its participants.

As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, in May 2024, a court in Cherkessk placed six residents of Karachay-Cherkessia under arrest, suspected of organizing and participating in the activities of the extremist organization "At Takfir wal-Hijra". "At Takfir wal-Hijra" is not popular among residents of the North Caucasus and has not claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks in Russia, analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" indicated at the time.

The organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" (accusation of unbelief and hijra) appeared in Egypt and spread in the North Caucasus, especially in Kabardino-Balkaria in 1997-1998. Supporters of the organization belong to the Salafi movement in Islam and are distinguished by strict demands on co-religionists, according to the "Caucasian Knot" article " Kabardino-Balkaria: On the Path to Disaster. Prerequisites for the Armed Revolt in Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005."

They called themselves Jama'at al-Muslimin (Society of Muslims), but their Egyptian neighbours mockingly called them Excommunication and Exile. Cult-like, they require members to cut off all contact with their families. The introverted Takfir Wal Hijra faction split off from the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in the 1960s. The extroverted “moderate” faction followed Ayman Al-Zawahiri into Al Qaeda. Takfir Wal Hijra consists of loosely affiliated cells which have committed acts of terror as far afield as Morocco and Holland.

The Adyge-Khabl District Court of Karachay-Cherkessia has accepted for consideration the case of six residents of the republic who were detained in May 2024 on charges of involvement in an extremist religious organization.

The prosecution believes that the organizer of the At Takfir wal-Hijra* cell was Khasin Kabardaev: according to the investigation, he used his knowledge of the Islamic religion and Sharia, as well as his “leadership skills” and authority among members of the Muslim community of Karachay-Cherkessia, to create a division of the banned organization in the republic.

The goal of the cell is said to be the propaganda and dissemination of radical views and ideas of the ideologists of "At Takfir wal-Hijra"* among the Muslims of the republic. According to investigators, the voluntary members of the association were Arsen Aichepshev, Murat Kabardaev, Nazir Koshev, Murat Mulazhev and Mikhail Smadich, who supported the religious views of Khasin Kabardaev, the United Press Service of the Courts of Karachay-Cherkessia reported today on its Telegram channel.

The hearing on the case is scheduled for May 21. The "Caucasian Knot" does not yet have any comments from the accused or their lawyers regarding the prosecution's version of events.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Six residents of Karachay-Cherkessia were arrested in connection with extremism

2024-05-30

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] A court in Cherkessk arrested six residents of the republic suspected of involvement in the extremist organization At Takfir Wal-Hijra*.

The introverted siamese twin of Al Qaeda is also in our archives as At-Takfir Val-Hijra.

Six residents of Karachevo-Cherksiya were arrested in connection with the case of involvement in the At Takfir wal-Hijra organization, the human rights project OVD-Info** reported today.

As follows from the message of the joint press service of the courts of Karachay-Cherkessia, the decision was made by the Cherkessk City Court.

Six residents of the republic are suspected of organizing and participating in the activities of a recognized extremist organization (parts 1 and 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the report dated May 28 notes.

The organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" (accusation of unbelief and hijra) appeared in Egypt and spread in the North Caucasus, especially in Kabardino-Balkaria in 1997-1998. Supporters of the organization belong to the Salafi movement in Islam and are distinguished by strict demands on fellow believers, says the Caucasian Knot material “Kabardino-Balkaria: On the Road to Catastrophe. Preconditions for the armed uprising in Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005.”

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The Grand Turk

A native of Dagestan faces the threat of deportation from Turkey

2024-02-14

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

[KavkazUzel] The Turkish authorities are preparing for the deportation of a native of Dagestan, Ibragim Askerov, whom the Russian Investigative Committee has put on the wanted list for his involvement in the extremist organization At Takfir Wal-Hijra, sources said.

Originally they called themselves Jama'at al-Muslimin (Society of Muslims), but their Egyptian neighbours mockingly called them Excommunication and Exile. The introverted Takfir Wal Hijra faction of the split from the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in the 1960s. The extroverted “moderate” faction followed Ayman Al-Zawahiri into Al Qaeda. Takfir Wal Hijra consists of loosely affiliated cells which have committed acts of terror as far afield as Morocco and Holland. Cult-like, they require members to cut off all contact with their families.

According to sources, the Turkish authorities are preparing for extradition to Russia of a native of Dagestan, Ibragim Askerov, who in his homeland is suspected of involvement in the extremist organization At Takfir Wal-Hijra, banned in Russia by the court.

Askerov left for Turkey in January 2021, and was detained in the fall of the same year. He spent about four months in the deportation center, after which he was released. In August 2023, Askerov was detained again and again placed in a deportation center. Earlier, the Investigative Committee of Russia put Askerov on the Interpol wanted list, the telegram channel “Conscience of Dagestan” reported today.

Askerov previously received a residence permit in Turkey, but the authorities revoked it. “There is a decision to deport him. He applied for asylum and was refused everywhere. They offer to leave for a third country, but he does not have a valid passport. And he is wanted by Interpol,” the source was quoted as saying by “Caucasus. Realities” on August 11, 2023.

Turkish intelligence services registered Askerov as a person involved in an extremist organization who poses a threat to the country’s national security, another source said.

The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that on November 1, 2022, six followers of the At Takfir Wal-Hijra* organization were detained in Dagestan, Moscow and Voronezh, and during a search, religious literature with extremist content was confiscated from them.

The organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" (Accusation of unbelief and hijra) appeared in Egypt and spread in the North Caucasus, especially in Kabardino-Balkaria in 1997-1998. Supporters of the organization belong to the Salafi movement in Islam and are distinguished by strict demands on fellow believers, says the Caucasian Knot material “ Kabardino-Balkaria: On the Road to Catastrophe. Preconditions for the armed uprising in Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005.”

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

14 residents of Karachay-Cherkessia are suspected of extremism

2023-12-12

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] Security forces detained 14 residents of Karachay-Cherkessia suspected of involvement in the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra*,

...At Takfir wal Hijra split off from the Muslim Brotherhood in about 1970 to pursue violent jihad. It split again when the more moderate faction followed Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who subsequently became Al Qaeda’s second in command. Takfir wal Hijra has cells all over the world ...

the FSB reported.

As the Caucasian Knot wrote, in September 2022, five people were sentenced in Karachay-Cherkessia to prison terms on charges of involvement in the banned organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra.

The organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" ("Accusation of disbelief and hijra") appeared in Egypt and spread in the North Caucasus in 1997-1998. Supporters of the organization belong to the Salafi movement in Islam and are distinguished by strict requirements for fellow believers. They consider anyone who does not pray five times a day to be an apostate, even if such a person calls himself a Muslim, says the Caucasian Knot material “ Kabardino-Balkaria: On the Road to Catastrophe. Preconditions for the armed uprising in Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005.”

In Karachay-Cherkessia, 14 local residents suspected of involvement in the activities of the At-Takfir wal-Hijra cell were detained, a representative of the republican FSB Directorate reported today.

“As a result of the measures taken, 14 local residents involved in the activities of the extremist organization and its propaganda, including on the Internet, were detained,” he said.

According to him, firearms, ammunition and communications equipment, as well as “extremist literature exposing their illegal activities,” were seized from the homes of the detainees.

Criminal cases have been initiated against some of the detainees under parts 1 and 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organizing the activities of an extremist organization and participating in it), while the issue of initiating criminal cases is being decided against the rest, Interfax reports.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia convicted of preparing a terrorist act

2023-07-27

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] The court found Dmitry Igumentsev, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, guilty of preparing a terrorist attack and participating in the activities of an extremist organization. The man was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, Dmitry Igumentsev, was found guilty in the case of a terrorist attack, the press service of the Southern District Military Court reported today.

According to the investigation and the court, Igumentsev joined a cell of the banned extremist association At-Takfir Val-Hijra

and organized its activities - held meetings of participants, organized the study of extremist religious literature. Igumentsev was also preparing for a terrorist attack - "illegally acquired and stored explosive devices, explosives, firearms, ammunition and cartridges in a cache," but was detained on February 9, 2021, according to a message on the court's Telegram channel.

Igumentsev was found guilty of organizing the activities of an extremist organization, storing weapons and ammunition, and preparing for a terrorist attack and was sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime colony with the first five years in prison. He also was fined 100,000 rubles.

The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that in February 2021, the FSB reported on the detention in four regions of southern Russia, including Karachay-Cherkessia, 19 supporters of "At-Takfir wal-Hijra"* who were planning terrorist acts in the North Caucasus. In a forest in Karachay-Cherkessia, they found a cache with a machine gun, an AKM assault rifle, cartridges and improvised explosive devices with a total mass of more than three kilograms of TNT, "including the so-called suicide belt with striking elements," the report says.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Resident of Kaspiysk sentenced for participation in 'At-Takfir Val-Hijra'

2023-06-10

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] Kazbek Gasanov was sentenced to three years and two months in prison for organizing the activities of At-Takfir Val-Hijra*

...the At Takfir wal Hijra movement was founded 1971, led by Upper Egyptian agronomist Shukri Mustafa (1942-1978). Originally Muslim Brotherhood, he joined Sayyid Qutb in splitting off to pursue violent jihad. After Shukri Mustafa was executed, the group split again, the more moderate faction following Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who subsequently became Al Qaeda’s second in command. Takfir wal Hijra has cells all over the place — Ukraine reported arresting three Crimean turbans in 2009, and a larger cell was tied up in Moscow in 2013.

and storing ammunition. The court in Kaspiysk took into account the defendant's cooperation with the investigation and the presence of five children, and sentenced Gasanov to three years and two months in prison.

Kazbek Gasanov, a resident of Kaspiysk, was found guilty of organizing the activities of the At-Takfir Val-Hijra religious association and storing ammunition, Kavkaz.Realii reported today.

As follows from the verdict published on the website of the court, Hasanov joined a religious group until 2015 and attended meetings of its cell. According to the investigation and the court, he participated in joint prayers, discussed the future "World Caliphate" and interpreted religious publications recognized in Russia as extremist. The security forces reported on the seizure of 17 cartridges for a Kalashnikov assault rifle, 10 cartridges for a Makarov pistol and a RG-42 hand fragmentation grenade from Gasanov during a search.

The court took into account that Hasanov had no previous convictions, had a disabled mother, a wife and five children, and actively contributed to the investigation. He "fully pleaded guilty." As a result, he was sentenced to three years and two months in prison in a penal colony. The court also deprived Gasanov of the right to engage in religious activities for five years and sentenced him to a year of imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 rubles.

The case, at the request of the defense, was considered in a special order. During the preliminary investigation, Gasanov "gave detailed testimony about the criminal activities of other members of the organized group", on the basis of which the investigation opened criminal cases against its members, as well as "against 14 persons from among the members of the cell of the religious association "At-Takfir Wal-Hijra", which were not previously known to law enforcement agencies," the verdict says.

The organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" (Accusation of disbelief and hijra) appeared in Egypt and spread in the North Caucasus, especially in Kabardino-Balkaria in 1997-1998. Supporters of the organization belong to the Salafi trend in Islam and are distinguished by strict requirements for fellow believers. They consider an apostate anyone who does not pray five times a prayer , even if such a person calls himself a Muslim, and also insist on the inadmissibility of working in the structure of Russian law enforcement agencies, the Caucasian Knot reports Kabardino-Balkaria: On the Road to Disaste, performances in Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005."

Since the At-Takfir wal-Hijra group was recognized as extremist and banned in Russia in 2010, its members have been repeatedly detained in different regions of the country, a British journalist, creator of the project "Chechens in Syria", analyst Joanna Parashchuk.

The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that the Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala found Abdulmumin Abdulmuminov guilty of organizing the activities of the religious association "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" * and sentenced him to a year and eight months in prison.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Resident of Stavropol received nine years for financing terrorism

2023-05-23

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Stavropol resident Yusup Ismailov to nine years in prison for raising money to finance terrorist activities.

The " Caucasian Knot " wrote that on June 22, 2021, the FSB department for the Stavropol Territory reported on the detention of eight alleged members of the At-Takfir wal-Hijra

...also in our archives spelt Al-Takfeer wal Hijra, the mocking name given to Jama'at al-Muslimin, a takfiri spinoff of the Muslim Brotherhood that’s been around since 1971. It’s the original home of Ayman Al-Zawahiri and his Al Qaeda buddies, back in Egypt particularly known for requiring members to cut off all contact with non-member friends and relations...

extremist organization banned in Russia*. On July 22, 2021, it became known that on suspicion of involvement in an attempted terrorist attack on the territory of the police department in Kislovodsk, seven more residents of Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia, and Stavropol were detained , whom the investigation considers members of an extremist religious association banned in Russia, among them was Yusup Ismailov.

The Southern District Military Court has sentenced Yusup Ismailov, a resident of Stavropol, accused of assisting terrorist activities, Interfax reported today, citing the press service of the FSB Directorate for the Stavropol Territory.

"It was established that the person involved, being a member of the cell of the international religious extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra* banned in the Russian Federation, collected money in order to finance terrorist activities," the report said.

According to the investigation and the court, Ismailov also shared the ideas of the Islamic State organization, the report says. The court sentenced him to nine years in prison with the first three years in prison, and the rest of the term - in a strict regime colony with restriction of liberty for six months. Ismailov is also prohibited from administering websites for two years.

As follows from the case file on the court website, the case against Ismailov was received by the Southern District Military Court on April 5. three court sessions were held, the last of which was scheduled for today.

The organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra"* (Accusation of unbelief and Hijra) appeared in Egypt and spread in the North Caucasus, especially in Kabardino-Balkaria in 1997-1998. Supporters of the organization belong to the Salafi trend in Islam and are distinguished by strict requirements for fellow believers. They consider an apostate anyone who does not pray five times a prayer, even if such a person calls himself a Muslim, and also insist on the inadmissibility of working in the structure of Russian law enforcement agencies, the "Caucasian Knot" material reads "Kabardino-Balkaria: On the way to disaster. Preconditions for armed performances in Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005."

Since the At-Takfir wal-Hijra group* was recognized as extremist and banned in Russia in 2010, its members have been repeatedly detained in different regions of the country, a British journalist, creator of the project "Chechens in Syria", analyst Joanna Parashchuk.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Eight residents of the Stavropol were convicted in the case of extremism

2022-11-22

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] A court in Kislovodsk today recognized eight residents of the Stavropol Territory as members of the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra* banned in Russia. Each of the defendants received 2.5 years in prison, the FSB said.

The "Caucasian Knot" wrote that in July investigators reported on the completion of an investigation into eight residents of the North Caucasus accused of extremist activities. The names of these people coincide with the names of those who were informed about the court verdict today by the FSB.

The organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" ("Accusation of disbelief and hijra")

appeared in Egypt and spread in the North Caucasus in 1997-1998. Supporters of the organization belong to the Salafi trend in Islam, explains in the material of the "Caucasian Knot" " Kabardino-Balkaria: On the way to disaster. Prerequisites for the armed uprising in Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005."

Today, a court in Kislovodsk sentenced eight men recognized as members of the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra to 2.5 years in prison in a general regime colony.

Imanali Khadzhiev, Issa Bogatyrev, Komil Kholbaev, Amil Gaziev, Murat Apsov, Dmitry Ledenev, Alexander Bazhenov and Abumuslim Fatullayev "on behalf of the emissaries of an organization banned in the Russian Federation" conducted propaganda in the region in order to persuade them to join its ranks," said with reference to the department FSB in Stavropol "Interfax".

Investigators found that meetings were held in the region, where "the foundations of extremist ideology were studied, its superiority over other religions was promoted." The case was investigated under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of Russia (participation in the activities of an extremist organization).

The defense of the convicts has not yet commented on the conclusions of the investigation and the court.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Five people convicted in the case of extremism in Karachay-Cherkessia

2022-09-06

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] Five members of the At-Takfir Val-Hijra

The At Takfir wal Hijra movement was founded 1971, led by Upper Egyptian agronomist Shukri Mustafa (1942-1978). Originally Muslim Brotherhood, he joined Sayyid Qutb in splitting off to pursue violent jihad. After Shukri Mustafa was executed, the group split again, the more moderate faction following Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who subsequently became Al Qaeda’s second in command. Takfir wal Hijra has cells all over the place — Ukraine reported arresting three Crimean turbans in 2009, and a larger cell was tied up in Moscow in 2013.

were sentenced in Karachay-Cherkessia to terms ranging from two to two and a half years in prison.

The Malokarachaevsky District Court of Karachay-Cherkessia issued a guilty verdict against five members of a cell of an international religious extremist association, writes today with reference to the regional department of the FSB Interfax.

One of the convicts was sentenced to two years in prison, and the remaining four received two and a half years in a penal colony, the FSB reported.

All the convicts were found guilty under the article on participation in the activities of a banned religious association (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of Russia). The defense of the convicts has not yet commented on the verdict delivered by the court.

The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that in July the FSB reported on the detention of 11 members of a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia by a court.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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.

Here’s hoping they can keep track of him going forward, against his next big adventure.

The court and the investigation established that the native of Makhachkala was a member of a cell of the At-Takfir Val-Hijra religious extremist organization banned by the court in Dagestan, took part in the meetings of its adherents and called for the overthrow of the constitutional order in Russia.

The At Takfir wal Hijra movement has existed since 1971. Its leader was the Upper Egyptian agronomist Shukri Mustafa (1942-1978).

Originally Muslim Brotherhood, he joined Sayyid Qutb in splitting off to pursue violent jihad. After Shukri Mustafa was executed, the group split again, the more moderate faction following Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who subsequently became Al Qaeda’s second in command. Takfir wal Hijra has cells all over the place — Ukraine reported arresting three Crimean turbans in 2009, and a larger cell was tied up in Moscow in 2013.

The creators of the movement came to the conclusion that the Egyptian society no longer corresponds to Islam, so in 1973 the Takfirists left for the sparsely populated foothill regions of Egypt.

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.

Smart move, Russia.

The Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala found him guilty of participating in a religious extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), RIA "Dagestan" cited a message from the press service of the FSB for the republic today.

"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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