A military court in Moscow on December 14 sentenced five Tajik nationals -- Manuchehr Buriev, Rajabali Buriev, Abdumalik Samiev, Samandar Toshmurodov, and Abduqodir Toirov -- and a Russian citizen from the North Caucasus region of Daghestan, Gadzhimurad Gasanaliyev, to prison terms between 16 years and 22 years on charges of organizing a terrorist group and plotting a terrorist attack against the Federal Security Service headquarters in the Russian capital. The defense lawyers insisted that the case was trumped-up for political reasons and the alleged crime was provoked by security officers. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Tajiks Given Lengthy Prison Terms By Russian Court On Terrorism Charges
FSB headquarters in Moscow