A criminal case has been opened in Chuvashia for extremist material on a social network

On May 30, it became known that a criminal case had been opened in Chuvashia against a 46-year-old resident of Kanash for posting extremist material on Facebook (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code). about this writes The SOVA Center . The accused was arrested, and as part of the criminal case in Kanash and Cheboksary, police officers conducted several searches, and literature was confiscated.

According to the investigation, on April 7, 2015, the man posted on the social network Facebook “material of an extremist nature, the content of which is aimed at inciting hatred, enmity and discord on the grounds of religion and gender.” At the moment, the page has been removed from free access.

The SOVA Center suggests that it could be Rustem Salimzyanov, who in September 2007 was found guilty of inciting hatred (clause “c” of Part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code) and participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code). He was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in a penal colony for collaborating with Hizb ut-Tahrir.