A resident of Stavropol is accused of transferring money to a banned organization.

A resident of the village of Levokumsky in the Stavropol region will stand trial, accused under the article on financing extremist activities.

The accused is 32 years old. The man is charged with financing extremist activities (part 1 of article 282.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This article provides for a prison sentence of three to eight years.

According to the prosecution's version, in August 2021, the accused was watching videos on the internet about fundraising for an organization that was banned and liquidated in Russia by court decision. Knowing about its status, the man made five transfers to its account from August to December 2021, the Stavropol prosecutor's office reported on its Telegram channel.

The Investigative Committee of Stavropol characterizes the accused in its press release as a person holding "radical views," without specifying what these views are. According to the agency, he fully admitted his guilt and expressed remorse.

The case has been sent to the Neftyekumsky District Court. The name of the accused is hidden in the court's database on its website.

The name of the organization and the amounts of the transfers are not disclosed in official messages. Under the article on financing extremists, residents of southern Russia have repeatedly been held accountable for donations to the "Anti-Corruption Foundation"*; the organization was recognized as extremist in August 2021, so the basis for prosecuting donors became the transfers sent from that time.

Thus, in September 2025, the Anapa District Court sentenced Alexander Protasov to a fine of 500,000 rubles for transferring 500 rubles to the FBK*. Earlier, Krasnodar resident Sergey Anosov received a fine of 600,000 rubles for a donation of 2,100 rubles to the FBK*, and Ilya Bazikalov from Astrakhan was sentenced to a fine of 500,000 rubles.

At the end of May 2025, the court imposed one and a half years of forced labor on Krasnodar resident Dmitry Dyba, whose donations amounted to 1,050 rubles. The regional court later overturned the sentence and sent Dyba's case for a new trial. Following the review in March, Dyba was fined 300,000 rubles.

* the organization's activities are recognized as extremist and banned in Russia.

** the activities of the Meta company (which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia.