FSB: Detainees in Bakhchisarai were preparing a violent overthrow of the government
Those detained today in Bakhchisarai were members of a banned terrorist organization and were plotting a violent overthrow of the government, according to an official FSB statement.
“Employees of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, in cooperation with units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Crimea, suppressed the activities of a cell of the international terrorist organization “Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami” (banned in Russia by a decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in 2003 year), four of its active participants were detained.
The operational search activities carried out established that members of the territorial structure carried out anti-constitutional activities based on the doctrine of creating the so-called “world caliphate”, destroying the institutions of secular society and aimed at overthrowing the current government by force. Using secrecy measures during meetings, they spread terrorist ideology among the residents of the peninsula and recruited Crimean Muslims into their ranks.
At the places of residence of MTO members, a significant amount of Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami propaganda materials prohibited in Russia, communications equipment, and electronic media used by them in carrying out terrorist activities were discovered and seized.
Investigative units of the security agencies have initiated criminal cases against the detained persons. Operational search activities and investigative actions continue,” the FSB reports.
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