A Dagestani resident is suspected of justifying terrorism.

Videos posted on social media have become the basis for the criminal prosecution of a Makhachkala resident.

According to investigators, the suspect posted videos justifying terrorism on a messenger channel.

The recording was accessible to an unlimited number of online users, and therefore a criminal case has been opened against the author, the regional Investigative Committee's press service reported today on its Telegram channel.

A criminal case has been opened under the article on public justification of terrorism via the internet. 1 The investigation is ongoing, the agency clarifies. The publication does not specify the suspect's personal information or disclose the contents of the video he posted.

The Investigative Committee also did not release information about the suspect's detention or the measure of restraint chosen for him. It is not indicated whether the Makhachkala resident admitted guilt.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that a military court in St. Petersburg sentenced Eldar Kabardaev, a native of Karachay-Cherkessia, to six years in prison for incitement to extremism and terrorist propaganda. Kabardaev claimed in court that he wrote the comments at the behest of security forces.