MOSCOW, July 3 (RAPSI) - The North Caucasus District Military Court will begin hearing a case against Ukrainian national Pavel Gryb charged with inciting a Russian schoolgirl to commit a terrorist attack on July 9, the court’s spokesperson Alena Katkalo has told RAPSI.

Currently, the defendant is in detention. His jail term is to expire on December 19.

According to investigation, from March 27 to May 15, 2017, the Ukrainian citizen persuaded and called through the Internet a girl living in Sochi to commit a terrorist attack during a graduation party on June 30 and then leave Russia.

The defendant could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.