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CONTEMPORARY EURASIA
In the late October another video was launched on the internet where
the new emir Abdu Musa informed about the death of emir Muhammad
(the funeral of the emir was shown on the video). It was investigated that
the fi rst emir who also took the responsibility of attack was Rais Min-
galeev, who, according to law enforcement agencies, in 2007 created his
own network of terrorists, which in 2014 Artem Khokhorin would give
the name of “Chistopolsky Jamaat.” 51 The second one was Robert Valeev.
Both from Chistopol village.Moreover, it was disclosed that Mingaleev
faked his death.
Interfax information center in Tatarstan announced that the attempted
assassination of Tatarstan’s Mufti Ildus Faizov and the murder of Valiulla
Yakupova were backed by Taliban. 52 According to the information, Rais
Mingaleev in the early 2000s joined the terrorist cell of the “Bulgarian
Jamaat”, which was a militant formation within Taliban. The Uygur-Bul-
garian Jamaat was founded in 1999 by a group of Russian citizens who
migrated to Afghanistan. In 2009, the group operated in Pakistan and
numbered more than 100 participants, about 30 of whom had previously
lived in Russia. 53
On October 24, 2012, Valeev was killed during the special operation,
while Mingaleev managed to go into hiding. Only on May 2014 during
the special operation conducted by “Alpha” division of the FSB two ter-
rorists were neutralized, one of which was Rais Mingaleev. Both terror-
ists killed during the operation. 54 During 2014-2015 period the members
of Chistopolsky Jamaat had been detained. In autumn 2014, two were ar-
rested. In the winter other four members were arrested and sentenced to
prison. On February 16, 2015, Ildara Vafi n was detained and sentenced to
16 years in prison.
On September 26, 2016, Volga Ural military court received the case
of “Chistopolsky Jamaat”. Nine people were charged with terrorism and
for illegal use and construction of weapons. One of the arrested, Gafurov,
was accused of participation in the terrorist organization “Hizb-ut-Tahrir
al-Islam”. The case of “Chistopolsky jamaat” was considered to be one
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Regina Hisamova, “Delo “Chistopolyskogo dzhamaata” zakrito,” (in Russian), [“The
case of “Chistopol Jamaat” is closed,”] Idel. Realii, March 23, 2017, https://www.idelreal.
org/a/28386294.html (accessed April 15, 2018).
“Pokushavshiesja na duhovnyh liderov Tatarstana vhodili v dvizhenie “Taliban” – specsluzh-
by,” (in Russian), [“Those who took part in the spiritual leaders of Tatarstan were included
in the Taliban movement – the special services,”], Interfax, October 25, 2012, http://www.
interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=48577 (accessed April 15, 2018).
“Za muftiem Tatarstana ohotilsja «Taliban»?,” (in Russian), [“Is Taliban hunting the muf-
ti of Tatarstan?,”] Biznes Online, November 1, 2012, https://www.business-gazeta.ru/arti-
cle/69270 (accessed April 15, 2018).
“Unichtozheny terroristy, prichastnye k pokusheniju na muftija Tatarstana,” (in Russian),
[“Destroyed terrorists involved in the murder attempt on the mufti of Tatarstan,”] TVC. May
1, 2014 http://www.tvc.ru/news/show/id/38699 (accessed April 15, 2018).
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