A Kalmykia resident has been arrested in connection with a terrorism financing case.

Investigators have charged a resident of the Sarpinsky District of Kalmykia with financing terrorism, and he has been remanded in custody.

The accused, 38, was identified by the regional FSB as an "adherent of radical ideology." He is charged with financing terrorism (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code), which carries a sentence of eight to fifteen years in prison.

According to investigators, in March 2020, a Kalmykia resident transferred money online to the account of a member of a terrorist organization banned in Russia.

"The perpetrator was aware that the funds were intended and would be used to assist in terrorist activities," the Kalmykia Investigative Committee reported today on its Telegram channel.

The court, at the request of the investigation, arrested the accused. Witnesses are being questioned and forensic examinations are being conducted, the department added.

The investigation is not specifying which terrorist organization is involved or the amount of the transfer. The department's statement also does not indicate whether the accused has admitted guilt. Caucasian Knot has not yet received any comments from the accused or his lawyer.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the court sentenced Arsen Biymurzaev, a native of Stavropol Krai, to ten years in prison, finding him guilty of collecting 2.7 million rubles to finance militant activities.