Members of an Islamist cult that have been living under ground in Russia for close to a decade say they will stand their ground.<br/> <br />Russian police raided the compound earlier this month. Prosecutors are considering child abuse charges.<br/> <br />The sect includes about 20 children, some whom had never seen daylight.<br/> <br />Members have no plans to leave.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SECT MEMBER GUMAR GANIEV, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Whatever they will do to us, whatever verdict they hand down we are not going anywhere. We are going to ask for help only from Allah."<br/> <br />A nearby shopkeeper says members often came by.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SHOP WORKER GUZEL, SAYING:<br/> <br />"They buy something and leave. They always buy milk and kefir. And sometimes the mullah with the beard comes. He buys cookies."<br/> <br />Religion was suppressed in the Soviet Union which collapsed in 1991, prompting various cults and sects to flourish in the vacuum.
