The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation approved the sentence of a resident of Ufa for participation in the activities of the Islamic State
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The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the sentence of Elena Yausheva, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison for participating in the activities of the terrorist organization “Islamic State” in Syria, where she lived for about 12 years.
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Elena Yausheva spent about 12 years in Syria, participating in the activities of the terrorist organization ISIS. She returned to Russia last year, where she was detained and admitted her guilt.
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation finally approved the sentence of Ufa resident Elena Yausheva (included in the register of extremists and terrorists), who lived with militants in Syria for almost 12 years. Kommersant reports this.
The woman was sentenced to 13 years in prison in a general regime colony and a fine of 400 thousand rubles. She was found guilty of participating in an illegal armed group and the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS, ISIS; a terrorist organization banned in Russia).
It is known that in 2014, Yausheva left Russia for Syria to join a participant in this terrorist movement, leaving two children in her homeland. She lived in the Middle East for about 12 years and gave birth to two more children with her lover, an IS security officer. According to the case materials, the woman fully shared the radical ideology, received monthly payments and owned firearms.
Last year, the accused returned to Russia, where she was detained by law enforcement agencies and fully admitted her guilt. Her defense asked for a reduced sentence, citing the presence of four children and running only a household in Syria, but the Supreme Court did not satisfy the complaint. All four children of the convict were handed over to relatives to raise them.
Open Questions
- What is the future fate of the children of the convicted woman?
