A Sochi resident's case for insulting religious feelings has reached court.

The Adler District Prosecutor's Office in Sochi has approved the indictment and sent the criminal case to court against a 39-year-old local resident accused of violating the right to freedom of conscience and religion.

According to investigators, the suspect posted a comment online that contained signs of clear disrespect for society and was intended to insult the religious feelings of believers. Investigators qualified these comments as public actions expressing clear disrespect for society and committed with the intent of insulting the religious feelings of believers. 1 .

The investigation revealed that the accused had previously been held administratively liable for a similar offense. Specifically, he was found guilty of inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliating human dignity. 2 The corresponding ruling was issued at the initiative of the district prosecutor's office, the Krasnodar Krai Prosecutor's Office reported on its Telegram channel on March 25.

The criminal case has been sent to the Adler District Court of Sochi for consideration on the merits, the supervisory authority clarified.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in mid-March, a magistrate judge in the Takhtamukaysky District found an Anapa resident guilty of insulting the feelings of believers and sentenced him to a fine of 60,000 rubles. According to surveillance footage, a man approached the fence of the mosque in the village of Kozet in the Takhtamukaysky district at night and placed a pig's head on one of the fence bars.