The Ingush athlete was detained on charges of aiding and abetting the “Islamic State”
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The FSB detained the Ingush athlete Seyd-Umar Imagozhev on suspicion of aiding and abetting the terrorist organization “Islamic State”. This was reported by the RIA Novosti agency and the Izvestia newspaper with reference to sources.
It is alleged that Imagozhev provided assistance to Zelimkhan Tsuroev, accused of terrorism. Ego was killed in early March in Karabulak, Ingush, by FSB special forces during an anti-terrorist operation.
Sapa, a telegram channel close to the security forces, published a video with Imagozhev, in which the athlete admits that he knew Tsuroev, bought and repaired weapons for him, and received an offer “to go on jihad together.” Imagozhev says that he refused, notes Kavkaz.Realii. It is not known under what conditions the recording was made, whether the detainee was pressured and whether he was provided with a lawyer.
Seid-Umar Imagozhev, according to various data, is 25 or 26 years old. He performs at competitions in jiu-jitsu and wrestling without the rules of grappling. The head of the Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Ingushetia, Ilez Khashagulgov, told “Sapa Kavkaz” that he is confident in Imagozhev’s innocence, noting that he trained himself or trained children all the time.
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