[KavkazUzel] The court gave a two-year suspended sentence to a resident of Dagestan, finding him guilty of posting extremist materials on Instagram. The case was considered by the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala. According to the security forces, the man posted extremist materials on a social network in April 2021. He was accused of committing a crime under Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for extremist activities),
Taking into account the admission of guilt, the court sentenced him to imprisonment for a period of two years probation, RIA "Dagestan" reported today with reference to the press service of the regional FSB.
According to article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, public calls for extremist activity committed using the mass media or the Internet are punishable by up to five years in prison.
Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that in January the Kizilyurt District Court imposed a fine of two thousand rubles on a local resident, finding him guilty of publicly displaying extremist symbols on a social network.