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Sultan Akhmedkhanov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Sultan Akhmedkhanov, born 2002, Dagestan. Charges: Article 115 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code (Minor bodily harm (with hooligan motives)); “The case of violence against Police Lieutenant S. Sarukhanov”. Status: at large.

In brief

Dagestan · Makhachkala · Anti-war cases, Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

He delivered multiple blows with his hands and feet to various parts of the body of police lieutenant S. Sarukhanov. Initially they were charged with the use of violence against a representative of authority dangerous to life and health (part 2 of article 318 of the Criminal Code), but in March 2023 the investigation reclassified the charges, considering that since Sarukhanov was in civilian clothes, Akhmedkhanov could not have known that he was a representative of authority. The defendants claim that they responded to the screams of a girl whose phone had been stolen during the rally. They suspected Sarukhanov, who was in civilian clothes, of the theft.

Latest event

September 1, 2022 — persecution begins

The case of violence against Police Lieutenant S. Sarukhanov

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Criminal case

The case of violence against Police Lieutenant S. Sarukhanov

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Anti-war case; The case of violence against police lieutenant S. Sarukhanov

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Makhachkala. Participated in an action against mobilisation on 26 September 2022. He was soon detained and taken into custody on charges of using violence against a police officer. According to defence lawyers, Akhmedkhanov suffered bodily injuries after his detention. In March 2023, the investigation reclassified the charge to causing minor harm to health out of hooliganism, considering that since the policeman was in civilian clothes, Akhmedkhanov and the other defendants in the case could not have known that he was an official. After the charges were reclassified, Akhmedkhanov was released from custody.

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