An Astrakhan resident has been accused of involvement in a terrorist organization.

The court will hear the criminal case against an Astrakhan resident accused of ties to a terrorist organization banned in Russia.

The Investigative Department for the Kirovsky District has completed its investigation into a criminal case against an Astrakhan resident. He will stand trial on charges of participating in the activities of an international terrorist organization 1 banned in the Russian Federation.

According to investigators, the local resident joined the terrorist organization, contacted its members via a foreign messenger, received instructions for joining, and collected information for further illegal activity, the Investigative Committee for the Astrakhan Region reported today on its Telegram channel.

The investigators did not specify the specific information in question or the specific nature of the illegal activity. The official statement also did not mention the name of the banned organization. However, it asserted that "sufficient" evidence had been collected against the Astrakhan resident.

"The criminal case with the approved indictment has been sent to court for consideration on the merits," the agency's statement stated.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that an Astrakhan court sent a 13-year-old boy to a temporary detention center after he said after his arrest that he was planning a terrorist attack in Dagestan.