Russia’s Supreme Court has issued a ruling recognizing Islamic State (IS) and Jabhat al-Nusra as terrorist organizations and banned their activity in the country, thus satisfying a suit of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office.
After the ruling comes into force, both organizations will be included on the list of organizations recognized by the court as terrorist, after which any participation in their activities will be a criminal offense according to Russian legislation.
"Upon hearing representatives of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and the Federal Security Service (FSB), examining the case materials, the Supreme Court ruled to satisfy the Prosecutor General’s claim to recognize the organizations Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra as terrorist and ban their activities in the country," TASS quoted the judge.
