Shamil Kaziev
- Criminal Code
- Article 222 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 3 years 2 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-02-25
- Region
- Karachay-Cherkessia
Case summary
A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia. On 6 December 2023, he was detained and then taken into custody on charges of organising activities of an extremist organisation: he was allegedly involved in At-Takfir wal-Hijra (some human rights activists believe that such an organisation does not exist) and weapons possession. In February 2025, an official report was published, stating that Kaziev was sentenced to three years and two months in a general regime colony. Presumably, he was then released in April 2025.
Others charged under Article 222 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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