A resident of the Astrakhan region was fined for transferring money to an extremist organization.

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The court in Astrakhan imposed a fine for six money transfers to an extremist organization on the former head of the local sports organization.

In March of this year, a criminal case was initiated against the head of the "Judo Federation" of the Astrakhan region.

A 47-year-old man was accused of being a supporter of an extremist organization banned in the territory of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, he made six money transfers to accounts opened by this non-profit organization in a foreign bank using a settlement account, writes "Bloknot-Astrakhan" on July 4.

During the investigation, the man made a confession. The Soviet District Court found him guilty and imposed a penalty in the form of a fine.

Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" reported that at the end of June, a minor resident of the Astrakhan region came under investigation under the article on public justification of terrorism on the internet was involved.

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