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Zainulla Abdullaev

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Zainulla Abdullaev, born 1985, Dagestan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Ruslan Abdullaev”. Sentence (November 30, 2023): 2 years and 2 months of deprivation of liberty in a colony of general regime, to be released from execution of… Status: at large.

In brief

Dagestan · Makhachkala · Extremism cases

Sentence

2 years 2 months

2 years and 2 months of deprivation of liberty in a colony of general regime, to be released from execution of punishment due to completion of sentence, 6 months of restriction of liberty

Sentence changed November 30, 2023

First instance, September 7, 2023: 2 years 2 months

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he participated in the activities of the executive committee of the "Makhachkala City Council of People's Deputies of the Dagestan ASSR within the RSFSR/SSR".

Latest event

May 29, 2024 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Appeal ruling

    sentence changed · 2 years 2 months

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict, released from serving the sentence · 2 years 2 months

  5. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  6. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

Criminal case

The case of Ruslan Abdullaev

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Citizens of USSR case in Makhachkala

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Makhachkala. Detained on 12 March 2022. On 14 March, he was taken into custody on charges of organising and participating in the activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in the "citizens of USSR movement". He was later transferred under house arrest. On 12 April 2023, Abdullayev was sentenced to three years of suspended sentence.

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