A teenager suspected of terrorism was arrested in the Stavropol Territory.

A criminal case has been opened in the Stavropol Territory against a 17-year-old resident of the city of Mikhailovsk, suspected of organizing terrorist activities. This was reported on June 19 in the Investigative Department (SU) of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation for the region.

According to the investigation, the teenager anonymously hosted a channel in which, from August to October 2023, he posted posts promoting terrorist ideology. The publications called for violent and destructive actions.

It is specified that the criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Organization of the activities of a terrorist organization"). The minor was detained and then arrested.

Rights at home: those convicted of extremism will be banned from being transferred closer to their families

The tightening will also apply to foreigners and stateless persons.

The press service of the FSB Directorate for the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) reported on June 14 that Natalia Andronova, a resident of Mariupol, was sentenced to six years in prison for publicly calling for terrorism and extremism. She is charged under Part 2 of Article 205.2 ("Public calls to carry out terrorist activities, public justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism") and Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public calls to carry out extremist activities").