Ruslan Ishmitov
Ruslan Ishmitov, born 1973, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Takfir wal-Hijra in Neftekamsk”. Sentence (September 23, 2022): sentence unknown. Status: at large.
In brief
Bashkortostan · NULL · Extremism cases
Sentence
sentence unknown
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Resolution on bringing Nikolai Bachin as an accused states that he "voluntarily joined the activities [of the at-Takfir wa-l-Higra], took an active part in meetings of this organization where he discussed activities of this religious association and also engaged in interpreting religious literature on the ideology [of the at-Takfir wa-l-Higra]". We (note: Memorial) do not have the orders designating the other defendants as accused, but we assume that they say the same thing.
Latest event
November 21, 2025 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
The case of Takfir wal-Hijra in Neftekamsk
Criminal case
The case of Takfir wal-Hijra in Neftekamsk
- Case number
- 1-316/2022
Other defendants in the case
- Nikolai Bachin — At large
- Rizvan Gaianov — At large
- Rif Sabirov — At large
Thematic group: Takfir Wal Hijra case in Neftekamsk
Details and sources
Full summary
On 25 May 2021, he was named a suspect in a criminal case on charges of participation in At-Taqfir wal-Hijra. The case was initiated under the article concerning involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation. According to another individual prosecuted in the same case, Ishmitov was "forced through threats and blackmail" to confess to being a member of the movement. He was given a recognisance not to leave the country. On 23 September 2022, Bachin was sentenced, details unknown. On 21 November 2025, he was removed from Rosfinmonitoring’s list of extremists and terrorists.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.