A group of five young men from Chechnya were arrested and charged with terrorism offenses in connection with their plot to attack the World Cup in Russia on June 26, 2017. On July 5, 2017, they were sentenced for forming an organized criminal group and conspiring to commit terrorist acts. They appealed their convictions, but ultimately the Supreme Court of Russia ruled in September 2017 that they had been unfairly convicted. The European Court Of Human Rights rejected their appeal in October 2017.
Five young men from Chechnya were arrested and charged with terrorism offenses related to their plot to attack the World Cup in Russia on June 26, 2002. They were later sentenced on July 5, 2002, for forming an organized criminal group and conspiring to commit terrorist acts. Although they appealed, the Supreme Court of Russia found them guilty in September 2002; their appeal was rejected by the European Court Of Human Rights in October 2002 after several rounds of deliberation had been unsuccessful.