A resident of Dagestan has been charged under the article for searching for extremist materials.

Journalists discovered the first administrative case in Dagestan regarding the search for "knowingly extremist materials" online. A protocol was drawn up against a resident of the Tabasaran district.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in June, an administrative case was filed in the Achkhoy-Martan district court of Chechnya against a local resident who was accused of searching for prohibited materials online. His case became the second known instance in Chechnya. In September, the court imposed an administrative fine on the young man.

In Dagestan, a protocol has been drawn up for the first time regarding the search for "knowingly extremist materials" online, noted the channel “Caution, News”.

The protocol under Article 13.15 of the CAO was drawn up against Zaur Seyidov. It was submitted to the Tabasaran district court on the afternoon of October 20, according to the registry. The date for the hearing has not yet been set, and the details are unknown.

According to the project, Seyidov is 40 years old and is a native of the village of Halag. Previously, the man was engaged in mixed martial arts and worked in construction companies, as noted in the publication.

The article on searching for knowingly extremist materials provides for a fine ranging from three to five thousand rubles. The basis for the first known case under this article in Russia was data about the user's actions provided to the authorities by the mobile operator.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in January, the Naursky district court of Chechnya registered an administrative case under the article for searching for "extremist materials" against local resident Isa Magamadov.