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Namik Gasanbekov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Namik Gasanbekov, born 1974, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (April 23, 2019): 3 years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony with restriction of liberty for 1 year. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 4, 2020.

In brief

Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Office workers · Extremism cases

Sentence

3 years

deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony with restriction of liberty for 1 year

Verdict April 23, 2019

Upheld February 12, 2020

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he participated in the activities of the cell of the international religious association "At-Takfir Val-Hijra", created by Shamil Fataliev. He participated in the meetings at least 89 times.

Latest event

October 4, 2020 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

Memorial Human Rights Centre

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

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

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 3 years

  5. · Persecution ends

  6. · Persecution begins

    Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg

Criminal case

Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg

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Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

He lived in St. Petersburg and worked as a commercial director of a medical LLC. On 24 May 2017, Gasanbekov was detained and then taken into custody on charges of organising the activities of an extremist organisation. On 23 April 2019, the court sentenced him to three years in a general regime colony. He was released in June 2019.

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