A resident of Dagestan is suspected of calling for terrorism.

Investigators in Dagestan have opened a criminal case against a resident of the republic whose posts on a messenger were deemed calls for terrorist activity.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, courts in southern Russia have sentenced at least seven people to prison terms in prison over the past four months for posts on social media. The actual number of such convictions is significantly higher, as not all cases of justification of terrorism are included in public court records.

According to investigators, in 2024, the suspect posted certain publications publicly accessible to users of a messaging app. Experts believe the published materials contained public calls for terrorist activity, as well as statements justifying the ideology and practices of terrorism, the Investigative Committee of Dagestan reported.

A criminal case has been opened under the article on public calls for terrorist activity, propaganda, and justification of terrorism via the internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code). The maximum penalty under this article is five to seven years in prison.

The agency added that investigative actions in the case are ongoing, but did not specify what preventive measure has been chosen for the suspect. Investigators also provided no information about the suspect, including his age and occupation.

The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that FSB officers had caught a resident of the village of Usemikent in the Kayakent District making public calls of a terrorist and extremist nature. The case was opened following the publication of a lecture by a preacher online.