Resident of Ingushetia apologizes for his social media posts

Law enforcers have forced a 19-year-old resident of Nazran, suspected of justifying terrorism, to apologize on camera. The young man repented of posting a video and comments, expressing regret that this could lead to problems for his family.

The video was posted by the Telegram channel "Wanted Ingushetia". According to law enforcers, in 2023-2024, the young man posted materials on the Instagram*, in which he justified the activities of a Salafi preacher who had sworn an oath to the "Islamic State" (IS)**, known as Akhmad Medinsky.

After the detention, law enforcers recorded an apology from a resident of Nazran. "I repent that I had posted terrorist videos, wrote comments, distributed and supported them. Because this is not the true way and can lead to problems for my family and relatives," he has stated in the video.

*On March 21, 2022, the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning the Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities.

**On December 29, 2014, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the organization "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL or IS) as a terrorist international organization and banned its activities in Russia.