A Rostov university student received a suspended sentence for inciting extremism.

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A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Kamil Kamolov, a student at a local university, to two years' probation for inciting extremist activity while discussing the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on Telegram.

The sentence against Kamil Kamolov was handed down by the Proletarsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don.

According to investigators, Kamil Kamolov left comments on publicly accessible Telegram channels calling for violent actions against a group of individuals united by ethnicity and religion. His statements are related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Kommersant reported on October 31.

Kamolov was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 280 of the Russian Criminal Code (public calls for extremist activity) and sentenced to two years' suspended imprisonment. In addition, he is banned from administering internet resources for two years.

Previously, "Caucasian Knot" reported that in mid-September a court sentenced Shakhty resident Igor Vakhtin to two years' probation for inciting violence against members of another nationality.

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