October 20, 2026, 5:05 PMRSSRU

Rustam Galiev

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Rustam Galiev, born 1977, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the Faizrahmanists”. Sentence (March 14, 2019): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large.

In brief

Tatarstan · Kazan · Extremism cases

Sentence

5 years

imprisonment in a general regime colony

Verdict March 14, 2019

Upheld June 14, 2019

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Recruited into a religious group, organised gatherings at which he studied banned religious literature, encouraged refusal of medical care and civil duties, and raised money for the community's activities.

Latest event

November 1, 2022 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  4. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  5. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 5 years

  6. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

Criminal case

The case of the Faizrahmanists

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of the Faizrahmanists

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

In July 2018, it became known about the criminal case against Galiev and four other residents of Kazan on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. In June 2019, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony. Presumably, he was released in November 2022.

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