Zhenishbek Cholponbaev
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Date of verdict
- 2015-07-27
- Region
- Kemerovo Oblast
- City
- Novokuznetsk
Case summary
Cholponbaev is a Kyrgyz-born resident of Novokuznetsk who traded at the market. In 2014 (in November, according to researcher Ilyas Kurbanbek, and according to official reports, Cholponbaev's "criminal activity" continued until August), the FSB began investigating his activities in connection with the dissemination of the teachings of Tablighi Jamaat, a religious movement that is banned in Russia as extremist, but which promotes Islamic religious practices only and has not been seen to call for violence. Employees of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Kemerovo region "warned him about the inadmissibility of such actions and familiarised him with the list of literature prohibited by law". A criminal case on participation in the activities of an extremist organisation was officially opened in January 2015. On 27 July, Cholponbaev was given a one-year suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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