17:14, 19 June 2026

A Dagestani woman is suspected of justifying terrorism.

A criminal case has been opened in Makhachkala against a local resident suspected of publicly calling for terrorism via the internet.

According to investigators, while in Makhachkala, the suspect posted a video on a social network containing statements aimed at publicly justifying terrorism and inciting terrorist activity.

Courts in southern Russia regularly sentence local residents to prison terms for social media posts under the statute of justifying terrorism via the internet. Thus, in April, a Rostov-on-Don court verified Dagestani resident Ramazan Musayev, finding him guilty of inciting terrorism for publishing materials endorsing militant activities. It is impossible to determine the actual number of such convictions, as not all terrorism justification cases are included in public court records.

The publication in question was publicly available, and therefore the information contained therein could be viewed by an unlimited number of people, the Investigative Committee of Dagestan reported today on its Telegram channel.

"Currently, investigative actions are being conducted in the criminal case aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the crime committed," the department's publication stated.

The Investigative Department for the Leninsky District of Makhachkala has opened a criminal case. She is accused of publicly calling for terrorist activity and publicly justifying terrorism using the internet. .

The investigation did not specify what kind of video the woman published or what content it contained that encouraged terrorist activity. The investigation also did not name the suspect.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that statements made in the presence of others in 2024 served as grounds for criminal prosecution under a similar charge against a resident of the Derbent district of Dagestan.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424241