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On December 12, in Krasnoyarsk central city court hearing was held in connection with the recognition of a book, entitled "Armenian terrorism" and published in Azerbaijan, as an extremist material, the Azerbaijani news agency "APA" reports. It is noted that the authors of this book are deceased Azerbaijani Prosecutor General Ismat Gayibov and CEO of "Azerinform" Azad Sharifov.

According to the investigation materials, on October 3 the prosecutor's office received information from the Federal Security Service Office of Russia in Krasnoyarsk district on distribution of a publication entitled "Armenian terrorism". The report notes that this edition is distributed by the members of the Azerbaijani Diaspora residing in the Krasnoyarsk district.

"According to the conclusion, prepared by the experts of the Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University after V.P. Astafev, as a result of psychological and linguistic research, some separate fragments of the edition, its prologue, the photo materials and the following comments are biased materials aimed at creating with a reader (viewer) an opinion that the "Armenian terrorism" exists, as well as that certain groups of Armenian nationality cause physical injuries to people worldwide and eliminate them because of their national origin, as well as conduct purposeful activity for creating and inciting national and religious hatred," the material stated.

The prosecutor's office, referring to the federal law "against extremist activities", in order to protect the interests of the Russian Federation, recognized this edition as an extremist material and sent the appropriate decision to the court. The prosecutor's office has asked the court to declare the edition of "Armenian terrorism" as an extremist material and to send the copy of the decision on including this edition into the list of extremist materials to the RF Justice Ministry, "APA" adds.