[KavkazUzel] The court has arrested in absentia three residents of Stavropol, whom investigators believe are involved with the Islamic State* militants in Syria.
The Neftekumsk District Court has arrested in absentia three residents of Stavropol who, according to the investigation, went to Syria to help militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization, which is banned in Russia, Kommersant reports today.
All three women are residents of the Neftekumsk municipal district, they are charged under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization). According to the investigation, they flew from Russia to Turkey and Egypt at different times to cross the border of Syria and join the militants of a terrorist organization, according to a publication on the court's website.
Two of the three women arrived in the Syrian city of Raqqa and took part in the activities of the terrorist organization there, providing medical assistance to wounded militants. They also sewed clothes and bought food and essential goods for the militants, investigators believe.
The third woman, according to investigators, conducted talks promoting the Islamic State* and also taught Arabic to the wives and children of militants “to support the activities of the terrorist organization.”
"All three women are hiding from preliminary investigation bodies outside the territory of the Russian Federation, and therefore have been placed on the international wanted list," the court's press service reported.
The court arrested each of the accused in absentia for two months; the term of their arrest will be counted from the moment they cross the Russian border in the event of extradition or from the moment they are detained on Russian territory, the publication notes.
Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for 10 to 20 years of imprisonment.
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