A Chechen resident was fined for searching for extremist materials.
The Naursky Court of Chechnya has imposed an administrative penalty on local resident Isa Magamadov for searching for extremist materials.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the Naursky District Court of Chechnya registered an administrative case against local resident Isa Magamadov for searching for "extremist materials." This is the second known case in Russia.
The law on fines for searching for extremist materials was adopted by the State Duma on July 22, 2025, and signed by Putin on July 31, 2025. The law amends the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (CAO), introducing administrative liability for intentional online searches for materials included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials. The bill also introduced fines for advertising VPN services and recognized VPN use as an aggravating circumstance in the commission of a crime, RIA Novosti reports.
A Chechen court fined local resident Isa Magamadov for searching for "extremist materials," Verstka reports*.
The protocol was received by the court on January 28. The hearing at which the 29-year-old man was found guilty took place on February 5, according to the case file on the Naursky District Court website.
The amount of the fine and the circumstances of the case were not disclosed. The charge of searching for "extremist materials" carries a fine of 3,000 to 5,000 rubles.
The court decision was entered on March 5.
As a reminder, this is the second known case of prosecution under the article on searching for "extremist" content. The first decision under this article was issued by the Magistrate's Court in Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Region, on December 10, 2025. Then, nurse Sergei Glukhikh was fined 3,000 rubles for viewing an image of the Azov Battalion chevron**, RBC reported.
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