Russia Adds 14-Year-Olds to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List
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Russia Adds 14-Year-Olds to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List
Two 14-year-old boys have been added to Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists” The boys are from the city of Omsk. The boys’ father says he doesn’t know what the charges are.
The two teens, Amir Shagatov and Timofey Lubenets, are from the city of Orenburg and were added to the list on Thursday, according to the agency’s website. They are at least the fifth and sixth 14-year-olds to be designated “terrorists and extremists” since last fall.
Law enforcement authorities have not commented on the designations, but the two are reportedly facing terrorism-related charges.
Shagatov’s father, Tulegen Shagatov, told the investigative news outlet Agentstvo that his son was arrested with friends and is now under house arrest. He said he did not know the specific charges against his son, who is in seventh grade.
“He got involved with some people… Maybe he was pressured or asked to join [an organization]. I don’t know for sure,” he was quoted as saying.