The Islamic State has issued a major warning to Russia and Vladimir Putin over the alleged torturing of the four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 140 people.
The four men appeared before a Moscow court on Sunday on terrorism charges showing signs of severe beatings. One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing.
According to an unverified media account on Telegram, ISIS is now threatening to take revenge on Putin “very soon” after the “brutal torture” on the suspects.
Court statements said two of the suspects accepted their guilt in the assault, though the men’s condition raised questions about whether they were speaking freely. There had been conflicting reports in Russian media outlets that said three or all four men admitted culpability.
The investigators charged Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, 32; Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30; Shamsidin Fariduni, 25; and Mukhammadsobir Faizov, 19, with committing a terrorist attack resulting in the death of others. The offence carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
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