Two inmates of the colony in Adygea were convicted of extremism.

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The court found two residents of Kuban, serving their sentences in a colony in the territory of Adygea, guilty of participating in an extremist organization and organizing illegal gambling.

According to the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Adygea, the two convicted individuals, who are serving their sentences in a correctional facility in the republic, actively participated in the activities of one of the organizations recognized as extremist in Russia.

In addition, they organized gambling among inmates using gaming equipment directly on the territory of the colony. It is noted that both men were serving sentences for committing particularly serious crimes, writes Interfax on November 10.

The court found both guilty under part 3 of article 171.2 (organization of gambling) and part 2 of article 282.2 (participation in the activities of an extremist organization) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Based on the cumulative sentences, one of the defendants was sentenced to six years in prison with an eight-month restriction of freedom, while the second received three years and three days of imprisonment with a one-year and two-month restriction of freedom.

Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" reported that on November 9, the court sentenced a resident of Adygea, who participated in an organization banned in Russia, to two years and three months in a strict regime colony while already serving a sentence in a correctional facility.