21:23, 11 November 2026

A resident of Makhachkala has been arrested for participating in the activities of ISIS*

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has detained a 26-year-old man accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. He is suspected of carrying out minor tasks, including ordering literature used in lectures and sermons.

On November 10, the court in Makhachkala considered a petition from the preliminary investigation authority for the imposition of a preventive measure in the form of detention against the 26-year-old native of Makhachkala.

According to the investigation, the accused was in Cairo from January to May 22, 2024. During conversations with people who persuaded him to justify the activities of the banned organization "Islamic State"* in armed struggle against the government forces of the Syrian Arab Republic, he also began to share these ideas, reports the united press service of the courts of Dagestan on its Telegram channel.

In the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District this year, 33 crimes of a terrorist nature have been prevented and 260 people have been detained, reported the National Anti-Terrorism Committee. Relatives of those accused of terrorism regularly complain about falsifications and violations of the rights of the detainees, and analysts have repeatedly questioned the validity of some reports from law enforcement about prevented terrorist acts.

He also viewed various publications on news channels on the internet that supported the desire to create a global Islamic caliphate. Later, he joined this organization and expressed his willingness to participate in its activities.

At the same time, his participation in the activities of "ISIS"* was expressed in carrying out minor tasks; he ordered literature on the internet that was later used in lectures and sermons and which justified the terrorist activities of the organization.

"Having considered the submitted materials and heard the opinions of the parties, the court granted the investigation's petition and detained the accused for a period of 2 months, until January 8, 2027," the message from the law enforcement agency states.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in mid-September, the prosecutor's office of the Kirov district of Makhachkala approved an indictment in a criminal case against a local resident. He is accused of participating in the activities of a banned public or religious organization.

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

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

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/428254