Zakii Iliasov
Zakii Iliasov, born 1967, 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 Zakii Iliasov, Valliam Mutallapov and two other residents of Bashkortostan”. Sentence (March 19, 2025): 3 years 4 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large with restrictions. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Orenburg Oblast, Bashkortostan · Orenburg, Ufa · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
3 years 4 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld March 2, 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
March 18, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Court ruling
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 4 months
· 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
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The case of Zakii Iliasov, Valliam Mutallapov and two other residents of Bashkortostan
· Preventive measure: temporary stay in hospital
Criminal case
The case of Zakii Iliasov, Valliam Mutallapov and two other residents of Bashkortostan
- Case number
- 1-513/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Valliam Mutallapov — At large with restrictions, 3 years 3 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Bashkortostan. Allegedly, he was wanted on charges of participation in mass riots in connection with the people's gathering in Baymak on 17 January 2024 in support of activist Fail Alsynov, who was sentenced to four years in prison. On 24 April 2024, Iliasov was detained in Ufa and severely beaten, which left him in a coma. He was sent to a hospital where he was put on a ventilator. On 26 April, Iliasov regained consciousness. He was due to be discharged that day, and he planned to go to the police station in Baymak, where he was summoned before his detainment. On 28 April, Iliasov was taken into custody. Later it became known that he was also charged with using violence against a representative of authority. On 19 March 2025, Iliasov was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in a general regime colony. On 2 March 2026, the sentence was replaced by restriction of liberty.
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.