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Muslim Kozhamkulov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Muslim Kozhamkulov, born 1979, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Muslim Kozhamkulov's case of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation”. Sentence (July 5, 2017): 2 years 4 months' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, 1 year's restriction of liberty. Status: at large.

In brief

Moscow Oblast · Klin · Extremism cases

Sentence

2 years 4 months

imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, 1 year's restriction of liberty

Verdict July 5, 2017

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, Kozhamkulov, being an adherent of radical Islam and one of the members of the MRO "/name/", knowing with certainty that its activities were banned on the territory of the Russian Federation, he deliberately participated in the implementation of the goals of the MRO "/name/" by promoting the activities of the banned organisation, directly participated in events ("dawaat") held by members of the MRO "/name/", and also committed other actions aimed at holding and participating in such events. Thus, during the period of time from /date/ to /date/ (more precise time has not been established), residing at various rented flats, as well as in a private house located at the address: /address/, deliberately, knowing that the MRO "/name/" is banned by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, held conspiratorial meetings of the members of the MRO "/name/" association on a regular basis, at which they considered and worked out further plans for the activities of the association in Russia in accordance with its programme guidelines, involvement and ideological processing of new supporters, conducting classes to study the ideology of the MRO "/name/", studying banned literature with radical Islamic teachings and propaganda of doctrines of the movement "/name/" contained in books: "/name/" by author /author/, translator and preparator /author/; "/name/" by authors /author/ and /author/; "/name/" by authors /author/ and /author/, as well as discussion of the establishment of an Islamic caliphate on the territory of the Russian Federation. In addition, acting in order to implement the programme guidelines of the extremist MRO "/name/" to increase the number of its supporters, he induced A., B. and other unidentified persons to participate in its activities, A., B., A. and other unidentified persons, who voluntarily and on their own initiative, having joined the group at an unspecified period of time, in a private house located at the address: /address/, took part in the activities of the extremist association by attending classes to study its ideology and literature with a view to formulating further plans for the total Islamisation of the population of Russia and the establishment of the Islamic State "/name/" on its territory. In addition, having a real opportunity to terminate of his own free will his participation in the activities of the above extremist association, he did not voluntarily cease his participation in its activities, did not report to the authorities, in an unspecified period of time, but no later than /date/, at the address of his actual residence: /address/, for the purpose of independent and further group study kept: book "/name/" by authors /author/ and /author/, which is prohibited by the decision of Sol-Iletskiy district court of Orenburg region dated /date/, A-4 sheets with photocopies of the book "/name/" by authors /author/ and /author/ publishing house "/name/, pages from /redacted/ in two copies, which are prohibited by the decision of Abakanskiy city court of the Republic of Khakassia dated /date/, A-4 sheets with photocopies of the book "/name/" by authors /author/ and /author/ publishing house "/name/, pages from /redacted/, which are prohibited by the decision of the Norilsk City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory dated /date/, until their discovery and seizure by officers of the Federal Security Service of Russia at /address/ and /address/.

Latest event

July 5, 2017 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict: 2 years 4 months.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years 4 months

  2. · Persecution begins

    Muslim Kozhamkulov's case of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation

Criminal case

Muslim Kozhamkulov's case of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation

Case number
1-231/2017

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of the Moscow region. He had citizenship of Kyrgyzstan, then obtained citizenship of the Russian Federation. He was allegedly detained in 2016 as part of a case 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 because of their religious activities. On 5 July 2017, Kozhamkulov was sentenced to two years and four months in a general regime penal colony. He was deprived of Russian citizenship. After his release in 2019, Kozhamkulov was sent to a temporary detention centre for foreign citizens, the further remain unknown.

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