Federal Security Service detained Islamic State financier whose money was used in Istanbul terrorist attack
The FSB has detained an accomplice of the international terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), banned in Russia, who financed terrorists with the money sent to him in a 2017 terrorist attack in Istanbul. The FSB Public Relations Centre (PRC) told TASS on Monday.
“A Russian citizen Abdurakhmanov Abdurakhman Badirovich, who is a member of a totally clandestine cell of the International Terrorist Organization IS, was detained as part of a criminal case being investigated by the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Republic of Dagestan under Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code (“Facilitation of Terrorist Activities”), ” the Public Relations Centre said. His illegal activities were suppressed by FSB together with the Investigative Committee, the Interior Ministry and Rosfinmonitoring.
According to FSB, the man has repeatedly come to the attention of law enforcement agencies in connection with his involvement in terrorist offences.
“Abdurakhmanov sent funds to persons reasonably suspected of terrorism. <...> In particular, the funds sent by him were used to carry out terrorist attack on the night of 1 January 2017 at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul,” FSB reported. 39 people were killed, including a Russian citizen. The masterminds of the attack were sentenced to life imprisonment.
FSB reported that bank cards, mobile phones, personal computers used for remote payment management, and religious and propaganda literature were seized from Abdurakhmanov during the search. Abdurakhmanov’s brothers are militants taking part in combat operations against Syria governmental forces and are on the international wanted list.
In turn, the press service of the Investigative Committee said that Abdurakhmanov was charged with financing terrorism. “The court ordered Abdurakhmanov to be remanded in custody at the request of the investigators,” the Investigative Committee added.
Source: Teller Report
