A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia has been convicted again of financing terrorism.

Fatima Chotchaeva, a resident of the Malokarachaevsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia, was sentenced to eight years and six months in a general regime penal colony on charges of financing the armed group "Sabri Jamaat"*.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, in September 2021, the Military Court of Appeal upheld the sentence of Fatima Chotchaeva, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, who was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of financing a terrorist organization.

The verdict was announced on May 21. in the criminal case against Fatima Chotchaeva, who was accused of financing terrorism, 1 , the press service of the Southern District Military Court reported on its website.

According to the court, Chotchaeva, while in the Malokarachaevsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia, transferred money to the wife of her deceased brother, who, according to the court, is a member of the illegal, banned terrorist armed group "Sabri Jamaat"*.

Chotchaeva wanted to provide financial assistance to her relative. The transfer amounted to more than 129,000 rubles, the court clarified.

"In accordance with the court's verdict, the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for 8 years and 6 months in a general regime penal colony," the statement reads.

The verdict has not entered into legal force and can be appealed by the parties to the Military Court of Appeals.

The criminal case was submitted to the court on August 21, 2025, and nine court hearings were held with the participation of defense attorney Rasul Teunaev, according to the case file on the website of the Southern District Military Court. The Caucasian Knot publishes news about the influence of ISIS* on the activities of militants in the North Caucasus on the page "The Caucasus in the sights of the caliphate". The "Directory" section of the "Caucasian Knot" also contains a reference "Natives of the Caucasus in the Ranks of ISIS"*.

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that the Southern District Military Court recognized the native of Ust-Dzheguta Rasul Umarov was found guilty of financing terrorism and sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to the prosecution, he participated in the financing of the Islamic State*. Earlier, the military court extended the detention of Rustem Aybazov, an activist from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and father of five, by six months. The investigation's allegations of deliberate terrorism financing are based on the testimony of security officials and hidden witnesses.

* is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.

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