Rashit Akhmetov
Rashit Akhmetov, born 1954, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “Rashit Akhmetov case”. Sentence (May 21, 2015): Criminal proceedings have been terminated due to the expiry of the statute of limitations. Status: deceased.
In brief
Tatarstan · Kazan · Journalists · Extremism cases
Sentence
Criminal proceedings have been terminated due to the expiry of the statute of limitations
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
reprinted an article by Fauzia Bayramova "You are Tatars, not Russians" in the newspaper "Zvezda Povolzhye".
Latest event
July 10, 2015 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
case dismissed
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
Rashit Akhmetov case
Criminal case
Rashit Akhmetov case
Details and sources
Full summary
In 2013, an investigation into inciting ethnic hatred was conducted following the publication of an article titled "Russia through the eyes of a Tatar" by Zaki Zainullin, head of the All-Tatar Public Centre; the newspaper Zvezda Povolzhye, headed by Rashit Akhmetov, was twice warned by Roskomnadzor; a criminal case for inciting ethnic hatred for reprinting Fauzia Bayramova's article titled "We are Tatars, not Russians" was initiated in March 2015; in May 2015, the case was dismissed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.