A resident of Stavropol received a sentence for extremist tattoos.

The court in the Stavropol Territory sentenced a resident of the Vodny settlement to real imprisonment, finding him guilty of publicly displaying the symbols of an extremist organization.

The man was charged under the criminal article for publicly demonstrating the symbols of an extremist organization (part 1 of article 282.4 of the Criminal Code of Russia provides for up to four years of imprisonment or forced labor). It applies to people who have previously been held administratively liable for the same offense (article 20.3 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation).

The convicted man is 64 years old and has been convicted multiple times in the past. According to the prosecution's version, he "publicly demonstrated" the symbols of a banned extremist group in Russia while in the Kolkhoznik park in Ipatovo on August 1, 2026. "Previously, the defendant had been held administratively liable for committing a similar offense," the regional Investigative Committee's message states.

The investigators' press release does not specify how exactly the man "publicly demonstrated" the banned symbols, but this point is clarified by the prosecutor's office's message. According to the supervisory agency's statement, it concerns tattoos applied to his body: they were visible to those resting in the park when the accused was "in the area of the children's playground," as indicated in the publication.

The Ipatovsky District Court sentenced the man to 2.5 years in a strict regime colony with a fine of 150,000 rubles. The "Caucasian Knot" currently does not have comments from the accused or his lawyer regarding plans to appeal the verdict.