The arrests of five Chechenya youths on June 26, 2017 related to their alleged plot to attack the World Cup in Russia on July 5, 2017 and their subsequent imprisonment for conspiring to commit terrorist acts were met with objections from the Supreme Court of Russia, who upheld their conviction.
The Supreme Court of Russia quashed objections by holding five Chechenya youths accountable for their supposed plot to attack the World Cup in Russia on July 5, 2017, and their subsequent imprisonment for conspiring to commit terrorist acts.