Haya Besh
Haya Besh, born 1999, Kabardino-Balkaria. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “Hayi Besh's case on financing extremist activities”. Sentenced on October 21, 2025. Status: at large.
In brief
Kabardino-Balkaria · Nalchik · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
Fine
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in August 2021, the girl transferred 900 rubles from her account in Sberbank through to the FBK account in the US WellsFargobank. The verdict says that she was a supporter of FBK and was aware that the organisation was recognised as extremist. However, the girl denied this. In her testimony, she claimed that she did not know about the existence of the FBK and Alexei Navalny before her arrest, was not interested in politics and could have fallen victim to a fraudulent website switch: according to her, at the same minute she was paying for a ticket "Mineralnye Vody - Istanbul" with Pegasus, and the debiting of 900 rubles could have taken place without her knowledge.
Latest event
October 21, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Hayi Besh's case on financing extremist activities
· Preventive measure: house arrest
Criminal case
Hayi Besh's case on financing extremist activities
- Case number
- 1-968/2025
Thematic group: Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) financing cases
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Nalchik. A case of financing extremist activity was brought against her because of one donation of 900 roubles to FBK. On 21 October 2025, the court sentenced her to a fine of 400 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia,
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.