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Islam Musagadzhiev

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Islam Musagadzhiev, born 1993, Dagestan. Charges: Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of Islam Musagadzhiev on calls for activities against the security of the State”. Sentence (July 5, 2024): 2 years 6 months' deprivation of liberty suspended with a probation period of 1 year 6 months. Status: at large.

In brief

Dagestan · Makhachkala

Sentence

2 years 6 months

deprivation of liberty suspended with a probation period of 1 year 6 months

Verdict July 5, 2024

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, using the information and telecommunications network "Internet", which he connected to via a black mobile phone model "iPhone 7" with a SIM card of the cellular operator PJSC "Megafon", publicly called for the implementation of activities against the security of the Russian Federation, by posting in a chat room under the name: "Utro Dagestan chat" of the social network "Telegram", from an account called: "1 2", registered to the subscriber phone number 89224782198, comments with signs of psychological influence on the part of the addressee on the audience, the following content: "I see only the collapse of the parasha as well as the Soviet Union disunification only by military means The Uruss constitution was not invented to let someone go voluntarily", "We should execute such hypocrites!", "That is, we must fight the cause (Uruss pigs)", "All those who are in power now must be changed!", "We must strengthen Shamil's battalion!", access to which is available to an unlimited number of users of the chat room of the Telegram channel "Utro Dagestan chat", which contain statements encouraging to carry out activities against the security of the state, namely, to commit high treason by switching to the side of the enemy - participation in hostilities as part of the armed formation "Imam Shamil Battalion", which is a structural subdivision of the volunteer military formation of foreign mercenaries "International Defence Legion of Ukraine".

Latest event

January 22, 2026 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months

  4. · Persecution begins

    The case of Islam Musagadzhiev on calls for activities against the security of the State

  5. · 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

Criminal case

The case of Islam Musagadzhiev on calls for activities against the security of the State

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, south Russia. On 16 September 2023, he was detained and then taken into custody on charges of calling for activities against the security of the state. VGTRK Dagestan reported that Musagadzhiev posted "anti-constitutional calls to change the state system" on the Chat Utro Dagestana telegram channel. He was later transferred to house arrest. Presumably, on 5 July 2024, Musagadzhiev was sentenced to a two and a half year suspended sentence.

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