A Dagestani resident has been accused of displaying extremist symbols.

Social media posts made more than eight years ago have led to the criminal prosecution of a resident of the Laksky District of Dagestan.

Repeated public display or promotion of prohibited symbols, including symbols of extremist organizations and Nazi paraphernalia, is prosecuted under Article 282.4 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a sentence of up to four years in prison or forced labor. Criminal proceedings under this article are initiated in cases where the individual has already been held administratively liable for the same offense under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.

Images featuring symbols of organizations banned in Russia on the page of a resident of the Laksky District were discovered by officers from the republic's Center "E" and the FSB Directorate for Dagestan. On February 4, 2026, the man was brought to administrative responsibility for the public display of prohibited symbols.

The man posted all of the posts with extremist symbols on his personal page between 2017 and 2018. The criminal case was opened because, after receiving an administrative penalty, he "failed to delete the posts and continued to keep them publicly accessible," according to a statement from the Dagestani Investigative Committee.

The agency did not specify the measure of restraint chosen for the suspect, noting only that "investigative actions" are ongoing. "Caucasian Knot" has not yet received any comments from the suspect or his lawyer.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in March, a court in Buinaksk sentenced a local resident to a suspended sentence for displaying symbols of a banned extremist movement on social media.