MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Investigative Committee will not file a criminal case against a Russian student, who was arrested last month in Turkey during a suspected attempt to join the Islamic State militant group, committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told RIA Novosti.
"A check into the possible involvement of Varvara Karaulova in the activities of the extremist community and her recruitment is over, a decision has been made not to institute criminal proceedings," Markin said on Thursday.
Karaulova, a sophomore of the prestigious Moscow State University's philosophy department, was detained on June 4 on the Turkish-Syrian border while traveling with a group of foreigners allegedly recruited by ISIL militants.
Islamic State is a radical Sunni group that seized large areas in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
Affiliated ISIL groups operate in North Africa, Yemen, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
ISIL has been using social media to propagate its atrocities, such as public beheadings and mass executions, and to recruit new members.
