Yakubzhan Murakhmedov
Yakubzhan Murakhmedov, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The second Moscow Tablighi Jamaat case”. Sentence (November 7, 2018): Two years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Former military personnel · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years
Two years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
First instance, July 12, 2018: 2 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities of the Tablighi Jamaat cell in Moscow
Latest event
May 28, 2020 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
The second Moscow Tablighi Jamaat case
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The second Moscow Tablighi Jamaat case
Other defendants in the case
- Ali Azhiyev — At large, 2 years
- Maksat Berdikulov — At large, 2 years
- Ali Zulushev — At large, 2 years
- Zhyldyzbek Ismailov — Not in Russia, 2 years
- Kunan Turdimatov — Not in Russia, 2 years
Thematic group: Second Moscow case of Tablighi Jamaat
Details and sources
Full summary
Arrested on 29 November 2017 on charges of participation in a banned religious association. Unlike the five other defendants in the case of the Moscow cell of Tablighi Jamaat, he refused to admit guilt. On 13 July 2018, he was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. On 18 November 2018, the court of appeal reduced the term to two years. In 2019, Murakhmedov was released. In June 2019, he was detained on charges of violating migration laws, fined and ordered to be deported from the country.
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Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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