Ilfat Ishmuratov
Ilfat Ishmuratov, born 1991, Bashkortostan. 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 Khalid Ishkuvatov, Ilfat Ishmuratov and Zakir Kulmukhametov”. Sentence (December 5, 2024): 4 years 6 months of imprisonment. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 1, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 13, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Bashkortostan, Samara Oblast · Tolyatti, Ufa · Manual workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years 6 months
of imprisonment
Upheld April 15, 2025
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
August 14, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years 6 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
· Persecution begins
The case of Khalid Ishkuvatov, Ilfat Ishmuratov and Zakir Kulmukhametov
Criminal case
The case of Khalid Ishkuvatov, Ilfat Ishmuratov and Zakir Kulmukhametov
- Case number
- 1-414/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Khalid Ishkuvatov — Imprisoned, 5 years 6 months
- Zakir Kulmukhametov — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 13, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
622013, Свердловская область, г. Нижний Тагил, ул. Кулибина д. 61, ФКУ «ИК № 13 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области»«Красная утка», Ишмуратов Ильфат Рафаэлович, 1991 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Bashkortostan. He was taken into custody on charges of involvement in mass riots in connection with a mass gathering in Baymak on 17 January 2024 in support of activist Fail Alsynov, who was sentenced to four years. Ishmuratov was also accused of using violence against representatives of the authorities. On 5 December 2024, he was sentenced to four and a half years of imprisonment.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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