In the Stavropol region, the court in absentia sentenced the participant of the riots at the airport of Makhachkala

The Stavropol regional court in absentia sentenced in a criminal case against a resident of Dagestan Rabadan Ismailov, who on October 29, 2023 took part in the riots at the airport “Uytash”, flared up on the basis of national and religious hatred and hostility to Israeli citizens.

The press service of the Prosecutor’s office of Stavropol reported that he was found guilty under three articles of the criminal code of the Russian Federation, including encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer.

The court sentenced him to 15 years in prison, serving the first three years in prison and the rest in a high-security correctional colony, with a two-year restriction of liberty.

As a result of the riots in Makhachkala, airport property worth more than 24 million rubles was destroyed and damaged. Violations of transport and aviation security requirements led to a complete shutdown of the airport, delays and cancellations of scheduled flights and redirections to other airports. Illegal actions were committed against 30 representatives of the authorities, 23 of them suffered bodily injuries of varying severity.

Earlier it was reported that in Nevinnomyssk, the ex-brigadier was convicted for the death of a worker at a construction site.