Police in the Republic of Daghestan in the North Caucasus in Russsia are investigating a 27-year-old manon suspicion that he fought alongside the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, according to local media reports.
He allegedly traveled to Syria in 2013, where he underwent training and "preparation for terrorist activities," the reports quoted police investigators as saying. The reports did not elaborate on what sort of "terrorist activities" the suspect allegedly trained for.
The police investigators also said that the suspect had taken part in fighting against Syrian government forces, alongside the Islamic State group.
The suspect is being investigated under two paragraphs of Russia's Penal Code: training in order to carry out terrorist activities and participating in the activities of a terrorist organization.
The Russian Federation's Supreme Court ruled at the end of December to designate the Islamic State group as well as Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra as terrorist organizations, a move that allows law enforcement authorities to open criminal investigations against those suspected of participating in either group.
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