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Vadim Mamedov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Vadim Mamedov, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Alexey Zintsov, Vladislav Ivakhnik and Vadim Mamedov's case”. Sentence (September 17, 2012): case dismissed due to the expiry of the statute of limitations. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 29, 2012; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 1, 2011.

In brief

Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Teachers · Extremism cases

Sentence

case dismissed due to the expiry of the statute of limitations

Verdict September 17, 2012

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

knowing that A.A. Pesotsky, A.Y. Dmitriev and A.B. Marochkin had organised the activities of the banned extremist organisation NBP on the territory of St. Petersburg, decided to personally participate in its activities, agreed to become a member of the NBP in the second half of 2007 and early 2009, thus ensuring the actual continuation of the extremist activities of the NBP. Mamedov's participation in the continuation of the extremist organisation's activities was expressed in the fact that, acting under the organisational leadership of A.Y. Dmitriev, A.A. Pesotsky and A.B. Marochkin, he personally took part in regular meetings of NBP members on the organisation of NBP activities, ensured its financial and economic activities by personally contributing money on a monthly basis, took part in uncoordinated public events organised by the NBP in St. Petersburg aimed at expressing intolerance towards the highest leaders of the government, and participated in the activities of the NBP. Mammadov, in 2009 and 2010, acting on behalf of the NBP, repeatedly personally participated in unlawful mass public events organised by the NBP: publicly expressed the NBP's extremist political views, shouted its slogans, displayed its symbols, thereby popularising its banned activities, for which he was repeatedly found guilty of violating the established order of holding a meeting, rally or demonstration, in February 2009 he was found guilty of violating public order expressing obvious disrespect for society, accompanied by foul language in public places - petty hooliganism

Latest event

September 18, 2012 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · First-instance verdict

    case dismissed

  3. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  4. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  5. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

  6. · Persecution begins

    Alexey Zintsov, Vladislav Ivakhnik and Vadim Mamedov's case

Criminal case

Alexey Zintsov, Vladislav Ivakhnik and Vadim Mamedov's case

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of the St. Petersburg "Other Russia" (Case of the Twelve)

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 1 November 2010 Vadim Mamedov's home is searched; on 13 April 2011 he becomes a suspect in the case of the St. Petersburg "Other Russia" and is given a non-disappearance undertaking; on 20 April 2011 the Investigative Committee charges him under part 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organisation); on 14 September 2012 he petitions to dismiss the case against him for the expiration of the statute of limitations; on 18 September the court grants the petition.

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Sources (2)

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