RUSSIA’S CHILDREN AUTHOR, DARIA ITSANKOVA CHARGED WITH TERRORISM

MOSCOW, Russia – Russia’s children’s book author, Daria Itsankova remain charged for aiding and abetting terrorism. Spokesman for Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court, Yekaterina Krasnova told RAPSI that he remains on the wanted list of terrorism for either organising a terror assocation or participating in them. The court has held to detain Itsankova for 2 months after her extradition to Russia. The ruling has not been appealed yet, according to Krasnova.

According to the Krasonova, Itsankova stands charged with organizing a terrorist association or participation in such a group, public calls for extremism and aiding and abetting terrorism.

She was alleged to have joined militants in Syria several years ago. Before then, she reportedly adopted Islam, left for Iraq and allegedly collected money for financing the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia.

The work of Itsankova was nominated for a literary award in 2012.