Imam Yakupov is being tried again in Kurgan

The Kurgan City Court has begun a new trial of the case of former Imam Ali Yakupov, who is accused of inciting hatred against communists (Article 282 of the Criminal Code) for a comment on the VKontakte social network. about it . writes Znak.com

Irina Popova, an FSB linguist, was summoned to court. She stated that Yakupov's comment "may be an inducement to persons professing Islam to commit violent acts against the social group" communists ". The imam does not admit his guilt.

In June 2017, the court granted the appeal of the prosecutor's office and overturned Yakupov's acquittal. The case was then returned to the court for a new trial.

Earlier, in April, the Kurgan City Court found Yakupov not guilty.

Ali Yakupov is the former imam of the Kurgan mosque, who is accused of inciting hatred towards the communists (Article 282 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in 2016 Yakupov left a comment on the social network VKontakte on a post about the ban on wearing the hijab in China. In his commentary, the imam predicted "heavenly punishments" for the Chinese communists.

Ali Yakupov announced that his account had been hacked. It follows from the old verdict that the imam's involvement in the commentary has been established, but the court did not find any signs of extremism in the recording.