06:55, 19 August 2026

A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia was fined for rehabilitating Nazism.

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The court fined a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia 400 thousand rubles, recognizing his comment on social media as rehabilitating Nazism.

The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia issued a guilty verdict against a 27-year-old local resident, finding him guilty of rehabilitating Nazism.

The court established that in 2020, the accused posted a comment on social media that contained approval of crimes "established by the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the trial and punishment of the main war criminals of the European Axis countries," writes Interfax on August 18.

The court found the man guilty of committing a crime under part 1 of article 354.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (rehabilitation of Nazism) and imposed a penalty of a fine of 400 thousand rubles. In addition, he is prohibited from administering websites on the internet for one and a half years.

Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" reported that in early August, law enforcement officers suspected a resident of Makhachkala of rehabilitating Nazism due to distorting historical information about the events of World War II.

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Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425893