Ilnur Khazhiev
- Criminal Code
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-05-05
- Region
- Orenburg OblastBashkortostan
- City
- Orenburg, Ufa
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 14 August 2025
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Case summary
A resident of Bashkortostan. On January 24, 2024, he was taken into custody on charges of participating in mass riots related to the popular gathering in Baymak on January 17, the day the sentence was handed down to activist Fail Alsynov. Before this, he was sentenced under the administrative article on disobedience to the lawful demands of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Later, Khazhiyev was also charged with using violence against government representatives. On April 5, 2025, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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