MOSCOW, February 14 (RAPSI, Oleg Sivozhelezov) – The Moscow District Military Court has found three members of the organized group guilty of planning a terror attack in Moscow in 2015 and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from three to fourteen years, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Tuesday.

Three men were found guilty, among other crimes, of being members of a prohibited terrorist organization, attempt to join this organization and illegal possession and production of explosives prepared for attempted terror attack. Aslan Baysultanov was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined 400,000 rubles (about $6,900); Elman Ashayev was sentenced to 12 years and fined 300,000 rubles (about $5,200); Mokhmad Mezhidov was sentenced to three years in a penal colony.

According to preliminary investigation, Baysultanov and Ashayev joined subdivision of the Islamic State terrorist organization, which is prohibited in Russia. In February 2013, Baysultanov came to Syria where he participated in sabotage and terror attacks against government forces. After he returned to Russia at the end of 2013, he and Ashayev obtained weapons and ammunition used to construct explosive, which they planned to use in terror attack in Moscow.

In October 2015, activities of Baysultanov and his co-conspirators were revealed by the Federal Security Service (FSB). Three men admitted their guilt in part.