Tyumen resident sentenced to eight years for financing terrorism through Telegram Stars
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- The Central District Military Court sentenced a Tyumen resident to eight years in prison for financing terrorism.
- The man transferred Telegram Stars virtual currency to administrators of extremist channels.
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Why It Matters
A man born in 1968 was detained by FSB officers in February of this year.
The Central District Military Court sentenced a resident of Tyumen to eight years in prison for financing terrorism using the internal currency of the Telegram messenger - Telegram Stars. Ura.ru was informed about this by the press service of the Russian FSB department for the Tyumen region.
A man born in 1968 was found guilty. He will spend the first four years of his sentence in prison, and the remainder in a maximum security colony.
The investigation and the court established that the Tyumen resident transferred the Telegram Stars virtual currency to the administrators of extremist channels. He was detained by FSB officers in February.
Open Questions
- Which extremist channels were financed?







