A Dagestani resident was convicted of promoting extremist symbols.
Kurban Arabkhanov, a resident of the Buinaksk district, was sentenced to one year and six months in a maximum-security penal colony for publishing symbols banned in Russia online.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the Buinaksk City Court will hear the case of Kurban Arabkhanov, who is charged with repeated public displays of Nazi symbols.
According to investigators, Dagestani resident Arabkhanov repeatedly posted symbols of an organization banned in the Russian Federation on his Odnoklassniki social network page, RIA Dagestan reports, citing the regional FSB.
It is noted that Arabkhanov had previously been held administratively liable for a similar offense by court order and had also been warned of criminal liability in the event of a repeat offense.
The Buinaksk City Court found him guilty of repeatedly promoting or publicly displaying attributes or symbols banned in Russia and sentenced him to imprisonment for one year and six months in a maximum security penal colony.
According to the criminal case file on the court's website, Kurban Arabkhanov's case was accepted by the court on February 3, and a guilty verdict was rendered on May 6.
Arabkhanov's name was added to the Rosfinmonitoring Service's list of terrorists and extremists on February 11, according to a Telegram bot tracking updates to the registry. According to the entries on the list, 30-year-old Kurban Arabkhanov was born in the village of Mogokh in the Gergebil District of Dagestan.
The report does not specify what kind of symbols the defendant posted online. Caucasian Knot has not yet received any comments from the defendants or their lawyers regarding the charges.
"Caucasian Knot" also reported that social media posts made more than eight years ago led to criminal prosecution of a resident of Dagestan's Laksky District.