MOSCOW, April 12 (RAPSI, Lyudmila Klenko) – The North-Caucasus District Military Court has sentenced a man to 8 years in prison for financing terrorism and helping members of illegal armed formations, the Investigative Committee department in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic told RAPSI on Tuesday.

“Shamil Atabiev was found guilty of financing terrorism, assistance of members of illegal armed formations, illegal drug trafficking and illegal arms trafficking,” message from the Investigative Committee department reads.

The court found that Atabiev was supplying terrorists of “United wilayah of Cabarda, Balkaria and Carachaya” (extremist organization banned in Russia) with money, food, weapons and medicals as well as storing drugs and ammunition for the needs of organization.