On June 26, 2017, five young men from Chechnya were arrested and charged with terrorism offenses related to an alleged conspiracy to attack the World Cup in Russia. They were sentenced to prison on July 5, 2017, and appealed the verdict, but the Supreme Court of Russia deemed their conviction unjustified. However, the European Court for Human Rights rejected their appeal in October 2017.
The Supreme Court of Russia deemed the conviction of five young men from Chechnya for terrorism offenses related to an alleged conspiracy to attack the World Cup in Russia on June 26, 2017, unjustified, and their appeal was rejected by the European Court for Human Rights in October 2017.