Adnan Meremshaov
Adnan Meremshaov, born 1966, Karachay-Cherkessia. Charges: Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition (by a group, using official positions or the Internet)); Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances…); Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of an extremist organisation in Cherkessk”. Sentenced on February 4, 2026. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since May 1, 2022.
In brief
Karachay-Cherkessia · Cherkessk · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
6 years 1 month
Imprisonment (general regime)
First instance, July 14, 2025: 6 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition (by a group, using official positions or the Internet)
- Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances or explosive devices
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to investigators, he disseminated information about the continued existence of the USSR/RSFSR, denied the legitimacy of the Russian Constitution and the country’s government and laws, and attempted to obstruct the work of the Rospotrebnadzor office by demanding the "abolition of regulations adopted as part of the fight against the coronavirus." He also sought to disrupt the work of the republican government by organizing protests in front of its building.
Latest event
April 1, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 6 years 1 month
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years 6 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of an extremist organisation in Cherkessk
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The case of an extremist organisation in Cherkessk
- Case number
- 1-16/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Svetlana Darova — At large, 6 years
- Vladimir Ilichev — At large, 3 years 6 months
- Oleko Kuzhev — Imprisoned, 6 years 1 month
- Aslan Naptugov — At large, 5 years
- Olga Primak — At large, 4 years
- Anita Tukova — At large, 4 years
- Abdulmalik Shoev — At large, 3 years 6 months
- Larisa Yakusheva — At large, 6 years
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Full summary
Resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, proponent of the "citizens of the USSR" movement. Detained in May 2022 and taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist community, as well as weapons possession. Later, he was also accused of possessing explosives. On 14 July 2025, Meremshaov was sentenced to six and a half years in a general regime colony. On 4 February 2026, the Court of Appeal reduced the sentence by five months.
Other people prosecuted under Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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