The Phenomenon of Assistance to Terrorism in Modern Russia

In the modern world, terrorist activity and any of its manifestations are one of the most acute problems that interfere with the normal functioning of the state, society and human development. Over the last years, the activity of terrorist organizations has only increased and is capable of leading to disaster. Terrorist acts bring massive human sacrifices, entail the destruction of spiritual and material values, give rise to interstate conflicts, provoke wars. Criminal legislation contains several elements of terrorist crimes, among which aiding in the commission of terrorist acts holds a special place, since of all terrorist manifestations this crime is the most latent, and, therefore, the identification and suppression of the activities of accomplices seems to be very difficult, which requires serious effort. How effective will be to counter aiding terrorism both at the state and international level depends on the completeness of knowledge of this phenomenon. For this reason, it is necessary to comprehensively study the phenomenon of aiding terrorism, identify its specifics, and detect the threats that come from it. An analysis of the essence of the phenomenon of aiding terrorism allowed the author to draw a conclusion about the importance of anti-terrorist propaganda, victimological prevention, as well as the need to concentrate the efforts of law enforcement agencies on identifying and suppressing the activities of accomplices, contributing to the commission of terrorist acts.

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