Amrakh Akhmedov
Amrakh Akhmedov, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The Nursu case in Naberezhnye Chelny”. Sentence (March 13, 2023): 1 year 6 months' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large.
In brief
Tatarstan · Naberezhnye Chelny · Shop assistants · Extremism cases
Sentence
1 year 6 months
suspended imprisonment
Upheld June 19, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, Sageyev and his assistant Agayev organised a "cell" of "Nurdzhular" in the city in 2020-2021, attracted new participants, including foreign students, stored relevant literature, and Akhmedov actively participated in the activities of the cell.
Latest event
June 19, 2023 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
· Persecution begins
The Nursu case in Naberezhnye Chelny
· Preventive measure: house arrest
Criminal case
The Nursu case in Naberezhnye Chelny
Other defendants in the case
- Hunar Agaev — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Aidar Sageyev — At large, 2 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of the Nurcists (Nurcu followers) in Tatarstan
Details and sources
Full summary
Akhmedov, along with the other defendants, Sageyev and Agayev, was detained on 23 November and arrested on 25 November 2021. The two defendants were sent to pre-trial detention centre, Akhmedov was under house arrest.
On 8 June 2022, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Republic of Tatarstan reported about the transfer of the case to the court. The prosecution asked to sentence the defendants to eight, seven and five years' imprisonment. All three pleaded not guilty, and their lawyers insisted on their acquittal.
On 13 March 2023, the Naberezhnye Chelny City Court passed a verdict; Akhmedov received a one-year six-month suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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