A Malgobek resident is suspected of justifying terrorism.

A young man whose social media posts Ingush security forces deemed justification of terrorism is under house arrest.

"Caucasian Knot" reported that courts in southern Russia regularly sentence local residents to prison terms for social media posts under the statute of justification of terrorism online. It is impossible to determine the actual number of such sentences, as not all cases of justification of terrorism are included in public court records.

Officers from the Center "E" in Ingushetia suspected a 28-year-old resident of justifying terrorism based on his social media posts. The charge against the young man (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code) carries a sentence of five to seven years in prison. The minimum penalty for this offense is a fine of 300,000 rubles.

According to security officials, a Malgobek resident published text materials on his social media page in January that "contained a public justification of terrorism and terrorist acts committed on the territory of the Russian Federation," the republic's Investigative Committee reported.

The suspect has been placed under house arrest by court order, the agency noted. The suspect's name and occupation were not disclosed in the statement.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that a court in Rostov-on-Don in April sentenced Dagestani resident Ramazan Musayev, finding him guilty of inciting terrorism for publishing materials endorsing the activities of militants.