A court in Moscow’s Chertanovo district has ruled that blogger from Tajikistan, is to be held in a pretrial detention facility as he is charged with inciting hatred or enmity (Article 282 (2) of Russia’s Penal Code).
According to the Telegram channel Mash, the state prosecution insisted on the arrest of a man who had previously been under house arrest. The prosecutor's office filed an appeal, stating that the man did not reside at his registered address and could potentially flee.
It has not been specified how long Rajabzoda has been taken into custody.
Salmon Rajabzoda was detained in Moscow in January of this year. At the time, the Investigative Committee reported that he had filmed and posted videos on the internet that allegedly "humiliated the dignity of Slavic-looking women."
According to the investigation, in December 2023, a video circulated online in which he allegedly stated that "soon all Russian girls will be ours." However, the video only featured a photo of the blogger from his social media account and a voiceover.
The blogger claimed that the voice in the video was not his and that he had never intended harm or incited ethnic hatred in his activities.
On January 9, the Simonov Court of Moscow decided to keep the blogger free, finding the investigation's arguments unconvincing, and placed him under house arrest.
However, on January 17, the Moscow City Court overturned the Simonov District Court's ruling and sent the case for reconsideration.
