Mansur Gneev managed to leave the pretrial detention center for a few days.

The trial court placed Islamic blogger Mansur Gneev under house arrest, but a few days later the Krasnodar Regional Court remanded him in custody, Gneev's wife said. According to her, security forces returned some of the items seized during the search, but the money and prayer mats, as well as several other items, are still in their possession.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," security forces searched the apartment of blogger Mansur Gneev in Sochi, and he was detained on extremism charges. Anti-Israeli videos and videos about the "Russian Community" are cited as possible grounds for initiating the criminal case. He was arrested for two months. Investigators seized prayer mats, phones and laptops, a photo album and books, as well as money given to the family during the search. The lawyer for Sochi blogger Mansur Gneev reported that a linguistic examination has been ordered based on his statements, and he views his arrest as a test.

On December 17, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar extended the investigation until February 19, 2026. Mansur Gneev's pretrial detention was mitigated, placing him under house arrest. On December 19, Mansur was found at home, Gneev's wife, Raida, reported in a Telegram channel dedicated to her husband's persecution.

An appeal hearing was scheduled for December 25 in the Krasnodar Regional Court. The hearing was open to the public, but she and her son were not allowed into the courtroom. "The court found the decision of the 17th to be biased and ordered Mansur's remand in pretrial detention. The prosecutor's office argued that Mansur is a dangerous criminal and has access to his family through close relatives," she said.

At the hearing, Mansur said his asthma had worsened in pretrial detention, but he felt much better at home.

She also reported that security forces had returned her laptop, two of her phones, and Mansur's bank accounts seized during the search. The remaining confiscated items, including prayer mats and money, were not returned.

According to her, this month she received assistance with legal fees, and the money is also being used for food parcels and medication for her husband.

In one of the videos Gneev published in June of this year, he touched on the public conflict between the head of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, and Schema-Abbot Gavriil. Schema-Abbot Gavriil, who stated in a sermon that Muslims, on the orders of a mullah, could slaughter all Muscovites, was dismissed from his position as head of the Sochi courtyard of the Valaam Monastery after Apti Alaudinov demanded an apology. Orthodox activists demanded that the statements made by the head of the Akhmat special forces about Gavriil's mental abilities be investigated for insulting religious feelings and inciting hatred, and that he be removed from his post as deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces. Alaudinov apologized to Gavriil "purely because of his age." After this, representatives of the "Forty by Forty" movement went to demand an apology from him to Schema-Hegumen Gavriil, but during the meeting they concluded that Alaudinov was a "friend of the Orthodox." The authorities forced the Orthodox activists and Alaudinov to demonstratively reconcile, but this action was beneficial for both sides for PR, analysts noted. Alaudinov personally apologized to Schema-Hegumen Gabriel, the priest stated that he had “no disagreements” with Alaudinov after a personal meeting, and his statement about Muslims was “misunderstood.”