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Ilshat Nafikov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Ilshat Nafikov, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “The case of the St. Petersburg graffiti artists”. Sentenced on September 8, 2022. Status: at large.

In brief

Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Municipal employees · Anti-war cases, Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

Case dismissed

Verdict September 8, 2022

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

The criminal case was initiated because of the graffiti with Navalny's portrait and the inscription "Hero of the new time".

Latest event

December 1, 2022 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    case dismissed

  4. · Criminal case opened

    Ilshat Nafikov's case of false report of a bomb threat

  5. · Persecution begins

    The case of the St. Petersburg graffiti artists

Criminal case

Ilshat Nafikov's case of false report of a bomb threat

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

Thematic group: The case of a false report of a bomb threat against a police station in St. Petersburg; Anti-war case

The case of the St. Petersburg graffiti artists

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

Thematic group: Palace case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 5 March 2022, he was detained after a search and released under an obligation to appear. On 2 July, the Investigative Committee terminated the criminal prosecution of Nafikov. The activist and the lawyer representing his interests became aware of the termination of the criminal case only on 12 December.

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Persecution episodes
2

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