Airat Akhmetov
Airat Akhmetov, born 1975, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in mass riots); Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Airat Akhmetov, Munir Isiangildin and three other Bashkortostan residents”. Sentence (December 23, 2025): 4 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 26, 2024; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Udmurtia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 12, 2026.
In brief
Bashkortostan, Udmurtia · Izhevsk, Ufa · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Latest event
January 14, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Udmurt Republic
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 12, 2026
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Udmurt Republic
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years 6 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №3 (SIZO-3) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan
· Persecution begins
The case of Airat Akhmetov, Munir Isiangildin and three other Bashkortostan residents
Criminal case
The case of Airat Akhmetov, Munir Isiangildin and three other Bashkortostan residents
- Case number
- 1-536/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Munir Isiangildin — Imprisoned, 4 years 2 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Udmurtia
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
426034, Удмуртская Респ., г. Ижевск, ул. Базисная, д. 13, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Удмуртской Республике, Ахметов Айрат Ахметович, 1975 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Bashkortostan. On 26 January 2024, he was taken into custody on the grounds of participation in mass riots, initiated because of the public gathering on 17 January in Baymak in support of activist Fail Alsynov, sentenced to four years in prison. On 23 December 2025, Akhmetov was sentenced to four and a half years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.