Zakir Kulmukhametov
Zakir Kulmukhametov, 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 and 6 months of deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 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 · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years 6 months
4 years and 6 months of deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
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
· Persecution begins
The case of Khalid Ishkuvatov, Ilfat Ishmuratov and Zakir Kulmukhametov
· 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
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
- Ilfat Ishmuratov — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
Write a letter
The address is not listed in the database.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Bashkortostan. He was taken into custody on charges of participating in mass riots in connection with a people's gathering in Baymak on 17 January 2024 in support of activist Fail Alsynov, sentenced to four years. Kulmukhametov was also accused of using violence against representatives of the authorities. On 5 December 2024, he was sentenced to four and a half years in a general regime colony.
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.