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Amurbek (Muaz) Kibishev
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Native of Kabardino-Balkaria. In August 2014, he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on charges of illegal possession of weapons and participation in an armed formation.Security forces claimed that during his arrest, they found a grenade and ammunition on Kibishev and linked him to the "United Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria, and Karachay" led by Mukhamed Thagapsoev. Kibishev himself stated in an interview with "Kavkaz.Realii" in 2023 that the case against him was fabricated, highlighting his burgeoning interest in Islam. He added that the ammunition was planted on him, and he was tortured to extract a confession.
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Native of Kabardino-Balkaria. In August 2014, he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on charges of illegal possession of weapons and participation in an armed formation.Security forces claimed that during his arrest, they found a grenade and ammunition on Kibishev and linked him to the "United Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria, and Karachay" led by Mukhamed Thagapsoev. Kibishev himself stated in an interview with "Kavkaz.Realii" in 2023 that the case against him was fabricated, highlighting his burgeoning interest in Islam. He added that the ammunition was planted on him, and he was tortured to extract a confession.
In 2021, he moved to Ukraine, where he joined an Islamic battalion. On 5th July 2022, it was reported that a case had been initiated against Kibishev for spreading knowingly false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The next report on the criminal case only appeared in May 2024, stating that the case was prompted by a video published on 25th July 2022. Furthermore, it was reported that in 2023, he was charged with high treason.
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