Ramil Aznaev
Ramil Aznaev, born 1966, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Ramil Aznaev's case of calling for terrorism”. Sentence (May 17, 2024): 3 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since May 17, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 29, Perm Krai.
In brief
Bashkortostan · Ufa · Terrorism cases
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld August 26, 2024
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was a number of text messages and graphic images in VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, which, according to the investigation, called for a violent seizure of power by means of an armed uprising or revolution.
Latest event
August 26, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Ramil Aznaev's case of calling for terrorism
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
Ramil Aznaev's case of calling for terrorism
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Facility: Penal colony No. 29, Perm Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
614056, Пермский край, г. Пермь, ул. Соликамская, д. 246, ФКУ «ИК № 29 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Азнаев Рамиль Гафурович, 1966 г.р.
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Full 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.
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