Ramil Aznaev
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-05-17
- Region
- Bashkortostan
- City
- Ufa
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 29 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю»
- Address for letters
- 614056, Пермский край, г. Пермь, ул. Соликамская, д. 246, ФКУ «ИК № 29 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Азнаев Рамиль Гафурович, 1966 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Meleuz (Bashkortostan). On August 12, 2022, he was fined 30 thousand rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). On February 1, 2023, he was arrested at home after a search and transferred to Ufa. A case was opened against Aznaev on calls to terrorism because of certain publications on "VKontakte" and "Odnoklassniki". After interrogation, he was released on recognisance not to abscond. On May 17, 2024, he was sentenced to three years in prison. Aznaev spoke out against the war, as well as in favour of Tengrianism - one of the directions of neo-paganism, widespread among representatives of Turkic and Altai peoples.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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