17-Year-Old Sentenced to 4 Years for Justifying Terrorism
A 17-year-old first-year student from the Dmitrov Technical College was sentenced to four years in a corrective labor colony for publicly justifying terrorism online, following two posts in a Telegram channel that included symbols of a banned extremist group and a voice message deemed supportive of terrorist activity.
Consensus
- The defendant is a 17-year-old first-year student at the Dmitrov Technical College.
- The Second Western Military District Court sentenced the defendant to four years in a corrective labor colony.
- The conviction was based on two episodes of public justification of terrorism on the internet.
- The defendant admitted guilt and expressed remorse during the trial.
- The verdict has not yet entered into legal force.
- The defendant's mobile phone will be confiscated, and the SIM card destroyed once the verdict becomes final.
- The defendant was held in custody since February 2026.
Points of divergence
- The two posts were in a Telegram channel and included an image with symbols of a banned organization and a voice message that the prosecution viewed as propaganda and justification of terrorist activity. — kommerant
- The defendant is believed to be a supporter of the neo-Nazi organizations 'Maniacs Cult of Killers' (M.K.U.) and NS/WP, both of which are banned in Russia. — kommerant
- Among the items seized during the search were camouflage pants, a long-sleeve shirt with the word 'Be' on it, and a 'Spartak' scarf, which were to be returned to the defendant, while a machete was to be handed over to the National Guard. — kommerant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Student of a Moscow region technical school sentenced to four years for justifying terrorism — Вести
- First-year student in Moscow given four years in a colony for justifying terrorism — Коммерсантъ