The suspected terrorist will be extradited to Russia where he could face a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
The Colombian authorities detained Russian citizen Vladimir Taranetc, alias “Ali Ali”, at the El Dorado airport in Bogotá, who was required by Interpol for allegedly having integrated several Syrian terrorist groups since 2013, including the Islamic State.
“The Colombian National Police, through the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol (Dijin), in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, achieved the arrest for extradition purposes, at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, of the citizen Russian Vladimir Taranetc, known as ‘Ali Ali’, “the police announced in a statement on Friday.
The detainee, who bought a flight in Turkey with a stopover in Colombia, was intercepted at the airport on his way to La Aurora airport in Guatemala City.
“Ali Ali” is designated by Russia as “a member of the self-styled terrorist group Islamic State” and has a red notice from Interpol, issued by a Russian court, according to information from the Colombian Police.
He also participated in a jihadist group (Jaish Muhajireen wal-Ansar) that from Iraq “commits terrorist activities” and in Syria the group “actively used sabotage methods through violent acts, as a result of which civilians were killed”, according to the information .
In 2013, Taranetc, according to the information provided, left Russia to go to Turkey and then to Syria where he joined this Islamic identity card and, after dissolving, ended up joining the ranks of the Islamic State where he acted “as a foreign fighter and it was estimated that it had a strong arsenal of firearms and ammunition. “
“Vladimir Taranetc, alias ‘Ali Ali’, is required to appear before the Russian justice for the crimes of participation in illegal armed formations and participation in the activity of a terrorist organization,” said the Police.
The suspected terrorist will be extradited to Russia where he could face a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. (I)
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