Russia court jails Russian-Italian man for 29 years over Ukraine-backed 'act of terror', RIA reports

Russia court jails Russian-Italian man for 29 years over Ukraine-backed 'act of terror', RIA reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian military court on Friday jailed a Russian-Italian man for 29 years after finding him guilty of various terrorism-related charges and of blowing up a freight train at Ukraine's behest, Russia's RIA state news agency reported.

“Electric shock torture and beating someone tied up is utterly despicable”. Anarchist Ruslan Sidiki’s statement just before he received 29 years in prison

Russian‑Italian anarchist Rouslan Sidiki sentenced to 29 years for attacks against Russia’s military operations in Ukraine

According to the Italian news agency ANSA, two Italian consular officers were present at the trial in a Russian city court in Riazan. Ruslan, 37 years old, was considered guilty of attempting to attack a military air base in Djayalevo, in the region of Ryazan, with explosive drones, and of having carried out an explosive attack on a ferry line in the same region, carrying a freight train. On Thursday the Russian court condemned about 100 foreign…