Rashit Akhmetov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Case dismissed
- Date of verdict
- 2015-05-21
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Kazan
Case 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.
Others charged under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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