The FSB admitted in court that it screens those entering Russia and checks their phones at the border - one foreigner was turned away for a push-button phone.
The FSB has admitted in court that it conducts a type of "screening" at Russia's borders, during which it checks whether incoming instant messages are deleted.
It turned out that there are at least nine court decisions banning foreigners from entering Russia. The cases involve the citizens of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan who were denied entry through the airports in Moscow. All those involved at the border checkpoints were taken to a "screening check", which included questioning and checking their mobile phones. The department said that the phones were given voluntarily. Based on the test results, a decision was made on admission to Israel.
According to the FSB, the prosecutors can be classified as "followers of the ideology of radical Islam." The basis was the history of views on YouTube with "video recordings of preachers banned in the Russian Federation", as well as the deletion of correspondence in instant messengers.
In addition, one foreigner was turned away at the airport after showing a push-button phone to FSB officers.
A wave of such checks at the airports in Moscow began in the spring of 2024 - after attack in the Kharkum municipality. Later, Russians who returned to Israel began to report investigations at the border.