Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

interdiction of smuggling in weapons of mass destruction, dual use materials, small arms,
narcotics, bulk cash, and human trafficking.
Russia was also in the process of implementing a major program to introduce paperless entrance
and clearance systems for cargo. This system, currently operational in one port of entry
(Kashirsky), implements automated risk management and cargo selectivity procedures. The
Russian Federation is expanding this system nationally.
Cooperative relationships continued to develop between the heads of the State Border Guard
Service of the FSB and the U.S. Border Patrol. Similarly the U.S. Coast Guard enjoyed a close
working relationship with the Coast Guard of the FSB Border Guard Service.
Significant law enforcement actions against terrorists and terrorist groups included:
On May 17, a court in Vladikavkaz sentenced two men for the 2010 suicide bombing that
killed 19 and injured 230 people at a market.
On November 28, a man was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on Red Square on
New Year’s Eve 2010. Four of his associates were previously convicted, and six more
were standing trial at year’s end.
On December 10, four Russian men from the Caucasus Emirate were sentenced to 15
to18 years in prison for plotting a 2011 bombing of the high-speed Sapsan train running
between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Countering Terrorist Finance: Russia is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
It is also a leading member, chair, and primary funding source of the Eurasian Group on
Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG), a FATF-style regional body.
Through the EAG, Russia provided technical assistance and other resources towards improving
legislative and regulatory frameworks and operational capabilities. Russia is also a member of
the Egmont Group, as well as the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering and Moneyval, the
Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures
and the Financing of Terrorism, both FATF-style regional bodies.
Russian banks must report suspicious transactions to the Financial Monitoring Federal Service
(Rosfinmonitoring), a Financial Intelligence Unit whose head reports directly to the President (in
2011 Rosfinmonitoring reported to the Prime Minister). The Central Bank and the markets
regulator (the Financial Markets Federal Service) can access these transaction reports after
requesting them from Rosfinmonitoring. In the first quarter of 2012, Rosfinmonitoring seized US
$334 in alleged terrorist funds, a reduction from US $16,805 during the same quarter in 2011.
In July 2012, the Duma adopted a new law, N 121-FZ, intended to increase scrutiny and
oversight of non-commercial organizations that receive foreign funding. Provisions in this law
require Rosfinmonitoring to report to the relevant non-profit registration body if an organization
is found to be non-compliant with Russian Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of
Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations. This new legislation also amends Russia’s AML/CFT law by
requiring monitoring of any foreign donations over 200,000 rubles (approximately US $6,000).
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