MOSCOW, October 1 - RAPSI. The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has declared the U.S.-made film, "Innocence of Muslims," extremist on Monday.
Judge Evgeny Komissarov has satisfied the application filed by the Moscow Prosecutor's Office.
Last Friday, a similar ruling was handed down by the Leninsky District Court in Grozny.
The Chechya Press Ministry added that the court has also established an interim relief pending the judgment in the form of blocking the film's distribution on the Internet and in other media.
Mobile communication operators have also promised to abide by the ruling.
Russian Ministry of Justice will include the "The innocence of Muslims" to the list of extremist materials after the court decision comes into force, the Prosecutor General's Office spokesperson Marina Gridneva told reporters.
Mass protests have broken out in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Sudan, as well as in other predominantly Muslim countries over the film. U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was killed along with three colleagues when rioters attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on September 11.The trailer of the 14-minute U.S.-made film was released last week on YouTube and portrays Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in a negative light.
The United States is strengthening the security of its diplomatic staff in countries where they may be subject to attack, while a number of Eastern countries have blocked access to the film. At the same time, Google has rejected requests to remove clips of the film from its video-hosting sections.