Magomednabi Magomedov
Magomednabi Magomedov, born 1972, Dagestan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position); Article 282 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “Case of Imam Magomednabi Magomedov”. Sentence (January 25, 2017): Four years six months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 28, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, July 24, 2016.
In brief
Dagestan · Makhachkala · Religious figures · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases
Sentence
4 years 6 months
Four years six months' imprisonment in a general regime colony
First instance, October 23, 2016: 5 years
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position
- Article 282 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
On 5 February 2016, he delivered a sermon to those gathered for Friday prayers at the Vostochnaya mosque, which contained words and statements containing calls to terrorism and justification of terrorism, as well as those aimed at inciting hatred or enmity, humiliation of representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, Communists
Latest event
September 25, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, July 28, 2016
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, July 24, 2016
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 4 years 6 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Dagestan
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Kaspiysk TDF
· Persecution begins
Case of Imam Magomednabi Magomedov
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Dagestan
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Case of Imam Magomednabi Magomedov
Details and sources
Full summary
Magomednabi Magomedov (Sildinsky), the imam of the Vostochnaya mosque, was detained on 8 April 2016 after demanding the release of worshippers from the Bolnichnaya mosque who had been detained by police following Friday prayers in Makhachkala. Initially taken to an unknown location, it was later revealed that he was being held at the Centre for Countering Extremism of the Interior Ministry in Makhachkala. Magomedov was taken into custody as part of a criminal investigation into charges of incitement to terrorism and hatred. The charges were linked to a sermon he delivered on 5 February 2016 in the village of Vostochny Khasavyurt, in which he criticized the ongoing pressure on Salafists by law enforcement agencies and called for peaceful unity in the defense of community rights.
Magomedov was repeatedly moved between different detention facilities and reported being subjected to torture.
On 24 November 2016, he was sentenced to five years in a general-regime colony. The court of second instance reduced his sentence by six months on 26 January 2017. Magomedov was released in June 2020.
On 25 September 2024, he was officially removed from Rosfinmonitoring's list of extremists and terrorists.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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