A Kizlyar resident is suspected of rehabilitating Nazism.

Security officials found a distortion of historical information about the events of World War II in the publications of a Kizlyar resident.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, in March, the Investigative Committee also reported on the criminal case of a Dagestani resident accused of rehabilitating Nazism using the internet. The investigation stated that publications "distorting historical information about the events of World War II" were the reason for the arrest.

A criminal case under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism has been opened against a resident of Kizlyar, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Dagestan reported today on its website.

According to investigators, in December 2025, the suspect posted an audio file in a social media group containing "statements aimed at denying the facts established by the verdict of the International Military Tribunal, as well as distorting historical information about the events of World War II."

"As a result of these illegal actions, these materials became accessible to the general public," the investigators stated. The case was opened based on materials from the Center for Combating Extremism and is being investigated under Part 2 of Article 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, the publication states.

02:54 April 23, 2026

Security forces removed the electronic bracelet from Hieromonk Ilya Sigida

Hieromonk Ilya Sigida in Slavyansk-on-Kuban was effectively freed from the restrictions of house arrest only on April 22, when security forces removed his electronic bracelet used to track his movements. The lawyer emphasized that the mitigation of the pretrial detention measure does not indicate that the investigation has changed its position on Sigida's case as a whole.

As a reminder, in November 2025, it was reported that Ilya Sigida (Hieromonk Jonah), assistant to the Archbishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, was charged in Slavyansk-on-Kuban under Article 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code. He was detained on November 27 and released under house arrest the following day. Parishioners reported that after his arrest, the hieromonk was wearing a torn cassock and had his head shaved. Sigida's mother described her son's condition as depressed.

Ilya Sigida is charged under Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code. The case was opened following publications on the website "Eschatology," which Sigida administers. Investigators believe that the posts, titled "The Cult of War" and "On Idolatry - Chips, Passports, Biometrics, and More," contain statements expressing disrespect for society and negatively assessing Victory Day celebrations, as well as insults to symbols of military glory, including the "Motherland Calls" sculpture and the St. George ribbon.

On April 17, the Slavyansk City Court released Sigida from house arrest. According to the defendant's mother, Tatyana Sigida, at the hearing, the investigator himself filed a motion to replace house arrest with a ban on certain activities. "This was unexpected for us. Ilya and I were very happy," she told the "Caucasian Knot."