The rector of an Ossetian medical university filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office following publications about namaz.

Religious sentiments do not influence the training of future doctors, and outside of class hours, students are "not limited in their freedom of religion," stated the rector of the North Ossetian Medical Academy. He considered publications about students' namaz to be incitement to ethnic hatred.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," photos of students at the North Ossetian Medical Academy performing public namaz were posted on Telegram channels. The university's ethnic composition has changed, including due to the large number of students from India and Chechnya, the North Ossetian ombudsman noted, calling on the university's leadership to conduct preventative measures. Muslim students should not pray in public places, and university administration should have addressed the issue by providing them with a space, some social media users commented on the prayer at the Ossetian university. Others believe that an institute is not a place for prayer, and religious beliefs should be demonstrated outside of it.

Oleg Remizov, Rector of the North Ossetian State Medical Academy, called information that certain groups of students regularly engage in unauthorized missionary activity in places not designated for prayer to demonstrate the superiority of their religion, ignore class schedules and established rules, freely carry weapons, and clash with other students and teachers, fake news, the Abon portal reported.

"This information is not true. Representatives of all traditional religions are taught at the university in the spirit of internationalism and mutual respect and understanding. Religious feelings are the inviolable right of every individual, but this does not affect the educational process in any way. Students are not restricted in their freedom of religion outside of class time," he was quoted as saying in the publication.

He added that the university contacted the North Ossetian prosecutor's office with a request to identify those responsible for the publication and hold them accountable for inciting interreligious hatred.

One user commented on the publication on the portal's Telegram channel, which has 2,692 subscribers, by 4:43 PM Moscow time. "They're paying, after all. So the rector doesn't see anything wrong with it," said akbert albert.