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Ruslan Dzeitov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Ruslan Dzeitov, born 1987, Ingushetia. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “Ruslan Dzeitov's case of protests in Ingushetia”. Sentence (April 21, 2020): One year nine months of deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: at large.

In brief

Ingushetia · Magas · Manual workers · Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

1 year 9 months

One year nine months of deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony

Sentence changed April 21, 2020

First instance, February 27, 2020: 1 year 9 months

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, on March 27, 2019, during the riots in Magas, he attacked an employee of the Rosgvardiya, causing him "physical pain" with his actions.

Latest event

April 22, 2020 — preventive measure: pre-trial detention

Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkar Republic

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkar Republic

  2. · Appeal ruling

    sentence changed · 1 year 9 months

  3. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 1 year 9 months

  5. · Persecution ends

  6. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkar Republic

Criminal case

Ruslan Dzeitov's case of protests in Ingushetia

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: The case of protests in Ingushetia

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 2 May 2019,was detained on suspicion of involvement in the attack on police officers during a rally against the transfer of land to Chechnya on 27 March. On 4 May, sent to a pre-trial detention centre in Nalchik. On 28 February 2020, he was sentenced to a year and nine months in a penal colony. In April he was released on his own recognisance. On 22 April, the court of appeal replaced the place where the sentence was served with the ordinary regime colony; Dzeitov was sent to the pre-trial detention centre. On 25 June, the court of cassation returned the case to the court of appeal. On 6 August, the court of appeal again ruled to change the place of serving the sentence to a general regime colony. The same day Dzeitov was released from custody due to serving his sentence.

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