Seven supporters of the Islamic association Tablighi Jamaat were detained in Moscow

In Moscow, on December 22, the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with the forceful support of the Russian Guard, detained six citizens of Kyrgyzstan and one Russian, allegedly supporters of the Islamic association Tablighi Jamaat. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

According to the source, the leadership of the cell "was carried out by foreign emissaries, Russians were also involved in its activities." Members of the Tablighi Jamaat cell used "increased measures of conspiracy and counteraction to law enforcement agencies."

The detained members of the Tablighi Jamaat allegedly carried out "ideological indoctrination of new supporters, studied forbidden literature, and discussed plans to create an Islamic caliphate in Russia." The recruited members of the movement were allegedly sent for training in camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The international religious organization Tablighi Jamaat was recognized as extremist in Russia in 2009.

According to the Sova information and analytical center, this ban was unlawful, since the Tablighi Jamaat association is engaged in the propaganda of Islam and was not seen in any calls for violence.