Adam Molov
Adam Molov, born 1987, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (April 23, 2019): 2 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony with restriction of liberty for 1 year. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 4, 2020.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony with restriction of liberty for 1 year
Upheld February 12, 2020
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he participated in the activities of the cell of the international religious association "At-Takfir Val-Hijra", created by Shamil Fataliev. He participated in the meetings at least 23 times.
Latest event
October 4, 2020 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, October 4, 2020
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg
Other defendants in the case
- Artur Arazov — At large, 3 years
- Namik Gasanbekov — At large, 3 years
- Farhad Kasimov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Kamil Kerimkhanov — At large, 3 years
- Said Latifov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Idris Nurjaev — At large, 3 years
- Alexei Stepanov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Aivaz Tagiyev — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Agakerim Fataliyev — At large, 3 years
- Shamil Fataliyev — At large, 7 years
Details and sources
Full summary
Lived in St. Petersburg. On August 18 2017, he was detained in Nalchik, then taken into custody in St. Petersburg on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On April 23 2019, sentenced to two and a half years in a general regime colony, released in the courtroom.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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