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Batyrbek Karabugaev

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Batyrbek Karabugaev, born 1986, Karachay-Cherkessia. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The Tablighi Jamaat case in Cherkessk”. Sentence (May 14, 2015): 1 year of deprivation of liberty suspended with a probation period of 6 months. Status: at large.

In brief

Karachay-Cherkessia · Cherkessk · Extremism cases

Sentence

1 year

of deprivation of liberty suspended with a probation period of 6 months

Verdict May 14, 2015

Upheld June 30, 2015

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, acting on the instructions of M.P. Khrachev, from August 2009 to 24 November 2014, they began to actively conduct religious rituals characteristic of Tablighi Jamaat, attracting believers to participate in them, who were mainly parishioners of the mosque of the Yubileyny microdistrict of Cherkessk, located at <address> the central mosque of Cherkessk, located at <address>, as well as the prayer room of the hotel "Zvezdny kompleks", located at <address>. In the period from August 2009 to 24 November 2014, while organising the activities of a cell of the extremist international religious association Tablighi Jamaat, M.P. Khrachev and Alekhno V.V., Karabugaev B.S., Gotov M.N., acting under his leadership, Kugotov Z.H. and Aibazov R.T. actively propagandised the radical ideas and views of Tablighi Jamaat contained in the book of the ideologist of Tablighi Jamaat, Sheikhul Hadis Maulana Mukhamad Zakaria Kandehlevi . His books, "Fazail Amali, "Values of Namaz", "Values of the Koran", "Values of Zikr", "Values of Tabligh", "Values of Romazan", recognised as extremist literature by the decision of Sol-Iletsk District Court of the Orenburg region. On 20 April 2010, they read them publicly in their own circle, as well as among other Muslims, and commented on what they read in order to create a positive image of the ideas of Tablighi Jamaat as the only true in the religion of Islam. He conducted collective discussions of issues related to the organisation of the activities of the established cell of "Tablighi Jamaat", planned trips to perform "dagwat" in the Republic of Dagestan, read and discussed the works of the ideologist of the international extremist religious association "Tablighi Jamaat" Sheikhul Hadis Maulana Muhammad Zakaria Kandehlevi - "Fazail Amali", "Values of Namaz", "Values of Quran", "Values of Zikr", "Values of Tabligh", "Values of Romazan", "Piety and Piety", "Selected Hadiths" reflecting the views and ideology of Tablighi Jamaat. They repeatedly offered other mosque worshippers to join the discussion at the "mashura", participate in the "dagvat" ritual, declaring the ideas of Tablighi Jamaat as the only true and faithful in Islam. Acting on the instructions of M.P. Khrachev, from winter 2009 to 24 November 2014, he began to actively conduct religious rituals characteristic of Tablighi Jamaat, attracting believers to participate in them, who were mainly parishioners of the mosque of the Yubileyny microdistrict of <address>, located at the address: <address>, as well as the prayer room of the hotel "<redacted>", located at the address: <address>.

Latest event

April 30, 2017 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Imprisonment ends

  4. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  5. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 1 year

  6. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Criminal case

The Tablighi Jamaat case in Cherkessk

Case number
1-205/2015

Other defendants in the case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Cherkessk. On 24 November 2014, he was detained on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in the activities of the Islamic movement Tablighi Jamaat. Its adherents are persecuted solely on the grounds of their religious activities. On 14 May 2015, Karabugaev was given a one-year suspended sentence.

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Citizenship
Russia

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