The
FSB now plans to deport the detainees shortly to the countries they arrived
from, as they will face criminal responsibility there for the terrorist crimes
they have committed.
KALININGRAD,
April 27. /TASS/. A total of twelve militants of the Islamic Jihad Mujahideen
Jamaat international terrorist grouping, which is banned in Russia, were
detained on Wednesday in Russia's westernmost Kaliningrad region an exclave
territory in the southeastern Baltic area.
"Operatives
detained twelve descendants from the Central Asian countries, who make up a
cell of Islamic Jihad Mujahideen Jamaat, in the course of a special
operation," the Kaliningrad regional branch of the FSB federal security
service said.
"Their
involvement in recruiting activities is not ruled out," the report said.
As a result
of the operative search, the FSB identified the leader of the cell whom the law
enforcement agencies in Uzbekistan placed on a wanted list for extremist
crimes. It is believed that he recruited residents of the Kaliningrad region -
and particularly the ones hailing from Central Asia - in the interests of
Islamic Jihad Mujahideen Jamaat.
"The
malefactor is giving confessionary evidence, some of which highlights the
activity of his relatives in international terrorist organizations," the
report said.
"In
addition to it, the operatives have exposed connections of the cell leader and
an inquiry into their involvement in the paramilitary units operating in
Syria," it said.
The FSB now
plans to deport the detainees shortly to the countries they arrived from, as
they will face criminal responsibility there for the terrorist crimes they have
committed.
Source:
ITAR-TASS 27-04-2017
