A resident of Dagestan has been arrested for recruiting teenagers into ISIS*

Law enforcement officials suspected a resident of Dagestan of involving minors in the activities of a terrorist organization. A court in Makhachkala has arrested him for two months.

The basis for the criminal prosecution of the resident of the republic was operational materials from the Dagestan FSB and data from a police check. He is charged with recruitment for terrorist purposes and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization (part 1.1 of article 205.1 and part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of Russia). The first article provides for imprisonment from eight to fifteen years, the second - from 10 to 20 years.

The accused shared the ideology of an international terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation and, since November 2025, persuaded minor residents of Dagestan to participate in its activities “through persuasion and offers,” the republican Investigative Committee reported today.

The name, age, and occupation of the accused were not disclosed by the agency, and the name of the banned organization was also not specified in the investigators' message. According to the message from the Unified Press Service of the Dagestan courts, it concerns the “Islamic State”*.

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala granted the investigation's request for the arrest of the accused, agreeing with the arguments that he could pressure witnesses or flee from justice if released.

The preventive measure for the accused has been set for two months. “That is, until September 16, 2026, considering the severity of the particularly serious crimes charged and the data on the personality of the accused,” the publication from the official Telegram channel of the Supreme Court of Dagestan stated. The court, like the Investigative Committee, did not disclose the data on the personality of the accused.

Although the investigators' and court's messages mention the recruitment of minors, part 1.1 of article 205.1 of the Criminal Code does not imply this - the recruitment and involvement of a minor in terrorist activities is addressed in paragraph 2 of the same article.

“Caucasian Knot” reported that on July 16, the investigation announced a criminal case against two residents of Dagestan: it was claimed that both suspects participated in the activities of an international terrorist organization, and one of them also involved a minor in it. At that time, it was about paragraph 2 of article 205.1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for up to 20 years in prison.

* the organization is recognized as terrorist and banned in Russia.

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