A resident of Simferopol has been detained after authorities say he posted calls for killing law enforcement officers on a social media platform. The information comes from the Crimean department of the Federal Security Service, with reporting cited by DEA News.
According to the official briefing, the suspect published a post on the VKontakte group page that urged violence against members of the police and other security services of the Russian Federation. The post was captured and flagged by investigators, who are evaluating it under relevant national laws. The case underscores ongoing concerns about public incitement and threats against law enforcement in online spaces. (DEA News)
The individual is described as approximately 50 years old. If convicted under Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, he could face up to five years in prison for making public calls for extremist activities. The statute targets expressions that advocate or praise extremist actions or organizations and seeks to curb inflammatory rhetoric online that could endanger public safety. (DEA News)
In a separate matter within the same region, a 51-year-old Stavropol Territory resident, previously accused of urging extremist actions and rehabilitating Nazism, was found to have authored comments in June 2020 that called for violence against people based on race in a social media group. Local authorities reported the ongoing investigation and the legal proceedings that followed. (DEA News)
Further details indicate that the Rostov District Court subsequently deemed the Stavropol resident guilty and imposed a substantial fine of two million rubles for the post promoting Nazism and related extremist content on a social network. The court’s decision reflects Russian efforts to enforce penalties for disseminating extremist ideologies online and to deter similar conduct in digital spaces. (DEA News)