In Russia, the citizen of Uzbekistan, who justified the terrorist attack in "Crocus", was arrested

In Russia's Altai Territory, an Uzbek citizen was arrested and charged with justifying terrorism for his public comments about the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow . He can be sentenced to up to five years in prison.

The court of the city of Rubtsovsky, Altai region of Russia, decided to arrest the citizen of Uzbekistan on the charge of justifying terrorism . The press service of the regional court Gazeta.uz reported on this.

The reason for the initiation of the criminal case was the man's public statement in one of the shops in Rubtsovsk about the terrorist attack that took place on March 24 at the "Crocus City Hall" in Moscow, according to the report.

A 31-year-old man was arrested on March 27 (only his initials are shown in the text — A.). He is charged under part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of Russia (Public incitement, justification or propaganda of terrorism). The maximum penalty provided for in this article is five years in prison.

According to the report, the accused does not have a permanent place of residence in Russia, nor is he registered. The court kept him in custody for two months.