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[KavkazUzel] A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a resident of Stavropol Krai to a lengthy prison term, finding him a member of a terrorist organization.
The convicted man, 21, is a native of the Andropovsky District of Stavropol Krai and a resident of the municipal district of the same name. He remained in custody until his sentencing.
According to investigators, in April 2025, the young man "joined a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation with the intent of subsequently committing crimes on its behalf." "During the investigation, the man fully admitted his guilt and expressed remorse for his actions," the regional Investigative Committee said in a statement.
The agency did not specify which terrorist organization was involved, what the joining procedure was, or what crimes the accused planned to commit. The prosecutor's office noted that the defendant was "an adherent of radical extremist views," without specifying what exactly those views were.
According to the prosecutor's office, the young man "voluntarily joined an international terrorist organization, thereby expressing his willingness to act in its interests." The agency's statement also made no mention of preparations for specific crimes.
The Southern District Military Court sentenced the man to 10.5 years in prison, with the first three years to be served in a maximum-security penal colony and the remainder to be served in a maximum-security penal colony. The charge of participating in a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Russian Criminal Code) carries a sentence of ten to twenty years in prison.
According to court records, the most recent verdict for the defendant under this article was handed down today, May 4. The defendant's name is redacted from the case file, which was only received for hearing on March 10. The previous verdict on a similar charge was handed down on April 30; the file for this case, which was received in early April and heard in a single hearing, is also redacted.
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