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The Supreme Court of Adygeya canceled a fine of 25,000 rubles to activist Gamzat Magomedov, who was previously assigned to him by the Maykop city court because of the distribution of the Muslim newspaper As-salam.
Magomedov was detained in October 2021 during the consideration of the case in the Maykop City Court, he insisted on his innocence, claiming that the As-Salam newspaper is a registered mass media outlet, Kavkaz.Realii informed on April 27*.
However, the judge ruled that Magomedov could not distribute the As-Salam newspaper, since he is not an official representative of the Muftiate. During the consideration of the appeal, Magomedov noted that the case was to be considered by the world court, and not by the Maykop city court.
As a result, the Supreme Court of Adygeya canceled the fine to Magomedov due to violations in the preparation of the protocol and the expiration of the statute of limitations, OVD-Info reported on April 27 **.
Recall that the spiritual and educational newspaper As-salam is published by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (DUM) of Dagestan. The publication is used by the muftiate of Dagestan for anti-extremist propaganda, it publishes materials on issues of traditional Islam.
In March 2017, the muftis of the republics of the North Caucasus filed claims against the chairman of the DUM of Dagestan due to the fact that the As-Salam newspaper is being distributed on the territory of their republics. In response to these claims, the DUM of Dagestan on March 18, 2017 withdrew from the Coordinating Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus.