Gaziz Davletbaev
Gaziz Davletbaev, born 1989, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Gaziz Davletbaev's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (April 5, 2024): 2 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 2, 2024.
In brief
Chelyabinsk Oblast · Chelyabinsk · Manual workers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
2 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld November 20, 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
According to the investigation, he posted a comment in a Telegram channel under the news about the sentencing of Alexei Nuriev and Roman Nasryev in the case of arson at a military recruitment centre. The comment read: "Men with a capital M. Russia will be free. They will be real heroes in the new Russia."
Latest event
August 14, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, February 2, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Gaziz Davletbaev's case of public justification of terrorism
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan
Criminal case
Gaziz Davletbaev's case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 2-63/2024 (2-194/2023;)
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Magnitogorsk, a loader. In August 2023, he was detained and sent to custody in Ufa as part of a case of public justification of terrorism because of his comment on the verdict in the case of arson of a military recruitment centre, then transferred to Chelyabinsk. On 5 April 2024, Davletbaev was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony. In August 2025, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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