Akhat Gibadullin
Akhat Gibadullin, born 1981, Orenburg Oblast. Charges: Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in mass riots); Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Dim Davletkildin, Galim Zamanov, Akhat Gibadullin, Ilnur Khazhiev, and two other unnamed residents of Bashkortostan”. Sentence (May 5, 2025): 5 years' imprisonment in general regime penal colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Orenburg Oblast, Bashkortostan · Orenburg, Ufa · Manual workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in general regime penal colony
Upheld April 29, 2026
Charges
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Latest event
May 15, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Imprisonment begins
· Court ruling
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· 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
· Persecution begins
The case of Dim Davletkildin, Galim Zamanov, Akhat Gibadullin, Ilnur Khazhiev, and two other unnamed residents of Bashkortostan
Criminal case
The case of Dim Davletkildin, Galim Zamanov, Akhat Gibadullin, Ilnur Khazhiev, and two other unnamed residents of Bashkortostan
- Case number
- 1-397/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Dim Davletkildin — Imprisoned, 5 years 6 months
- Galim Zamanov — Imprisoned, 5 years
- Ilnur Khazhiev — At large, 5 years
Thematic group: Baymak case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Bashkortostan. On 23 January 2024, he was taken into custody on charges of participation in mass riots in connection with the people’s gathering on 17 January in Baimak on the day of sentencing of activist Fail Alsynov. Before that, Gibadullin was sentenced under an administrative article on disobedience to the lawful demands of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Later, he was also accused of using violence against representatives of the authorities. On 5 May 2025, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.