Aleksandr Bazhenov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 2 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2022-11-21
- Region
- Stavropol Krai
- City
- Kislovodsk
Case summary
Resident of Kislovodsk. Taken into custody in April 2021 on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with his alleged involvement in the activities of the Islamist organisation At-Taqfir wal-Hijra, the existence of which is questioned by some experts. On November 21, 2022, he was sentenced to two and a half years in a general regime colony. In December 2022, he was released. In February 2026, a note appeared next to Bazhenov's name in the list of extremists and terrorists, which is used for names of those prosecuted under terrorist articles.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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