A native of Chechnya is suspected of justifying terrorism

Investigative authorities in Chechnya have initiated a criminal case against a native of the republic, having found justification for terrorist acts in the video he published.

According to the investigation, the native of Chechnya posted a video online in which he publicly justified terrorism and spoke positively about a person who committed terrorist acts.

The investigative department for the region has opened a criminal case under part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, reports the Investigative Committee of Chechnya on its official website.

The agency warned that public justification of terrorism, committed using mass media, is punishable by a fine ranging from 300,000 rubles to 1 million rubles, or imprisonment for a term of 5 to 7 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to 5 years.

"The investigation of the criminal case continues," the message states.

The name of the suspect, his place of residence, the date of the video publication, and where it was posted are not specified in the investigation's message. It is also not clarified which person, who committed terrorist acts, the suspect spoke positively about.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that at the end of September, a court in St. Petersburg sent lawyer Nurd Shamaev to a pre-trial detention center, having found justification for terrorism in his comments. Shamaev himself did not plead guilty. Earlier, investigators in Chechnya initiated a criminal case against a native of the republic, having found justification for terrorist acts and calls for violence in the video he published. In August, it became known that 22-year-old Mariyam Dondaeva, a native of the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya, was arrested in Oryol on charges of justifying terrorism online.