Ramilya Galim (Saitova)
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-12-22
- Region
- Bashkortostan
- City
- Ufa
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 32 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю»
- Address for letters
- 614031 Пермский край, г. Пермь, ул. Докучаева, д. 27, ФКУ «ИК № 32 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Галим Рамиля Хамитьяновна, 1966 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 5 April 2024
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Case summary
An activist who took part in protests to protect the Kushtau shihan in Bashkortostan.
In November 2021, Saitova was sentenced to three years in prison under the article on public calls for extremist activity (Part 2, Article 280 of the Criminal Code) for aggressive statements in a video on her YouTube channel directed against Orthodox churches and Armenians. In the summer of 2022, Saitova was released.
Later, a new case was opened against Saitova on charges of calling for activities aimed against the security of the Russian Federation. The activist was taken into custody. On December 22, 2023, Saitova was sentenced to five years in a general-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
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