Fatikh Akhmetshin
Fatikh Akhmetshin, born 1966, 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 Viliur Karachurin, Aitugan Malabaev, Azat Mirzin, Danis Uzianbaev, Fatikh Akhmetshin and Vener Iaubasarov”. Sentence (February 7, 2025): 4 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 23, 2024. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Bashkortostan, Udmurtia · Izhevsk, Ufa · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld November 18, 2025
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
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· 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 №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan
· Persecution begins
The case of Viliur Karachurin, Aitugan Malabaev, Azat Mirzin, Danis Uzianbaev, Fatikh Akhmetshin and Vener Iaubasarov
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Viliur Karachurin, Aitugan Malabaev, Azat Mirzin, Danis Uzianbaev, Fatikh Akhmetshin and Vener Iaubasarov
- Case number
- 1-380/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Viliur Karachurin — Imprisoned, 5 years
- Aitugan Malabaev — Imprisoned, 5 years
- Azat Mirzin — At large, 4 years 6 months
- Danis Uzianbaev — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
- Vener Yaubasarov — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
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Full summary
A resident of Bashkortostan. On 23 January 2024, he was detained at home. On 25 January, he was remanded in custody within the framework of a case on participation in mass riots, initiated in connection with a public gathering in Baymak on 17 January in support of activist Fail Alsynov. On 7 February 2025, Akhmetshin was sentenced to four and a half years in a general-regime penal colony. On 29 December 2025, the court replaced the remainder of the sentence with a more lenient punishment.
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