Ramazan Rabadanov
Ramazan Rabadanov, Dagestan. Charges: Article 222 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition); Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances…); “Ramazan Rabadanov's case of possession of explosives”. Sentence (July 8, 2025): 4 years' suspended imprisonment, 1 year's imprisonment. Status: at large.
In brief
Dagestan · Makhachkala · Bloggers
Sentence
3 years 2 months
4 years' suspended imprisonment, 1 year's imprisonment
Upheld September 25, 2025
Charges
- Article 222 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition
- Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances or explosive devices
Latest event
September 25, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 2 months
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Ramazan Rabadanov's case of possession of explosives
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Ramazan Rabadanov's case of possession of explosives
- Case number
- 1-567/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Dagestan, sports commentator, blogger. Covered the trials of Dagestan residents accused of participating in mass riots at Makhachkala airport. On the evening of 6 November 2024, he was detained on the street. Rabadanov was taken to a temporary detention centre, and during a body search he was allegedly found in possession of a revolver with five cartridges and a grenade with a fuse.
A case was opened against him for possession of explosives. Rabadanov claims that the grenade was stuffed into his jacket by people who approached him on the street before detaining him. He links the harassment to his plans to travel to Stavropol and Krasnodar Regions to attend the trials of those accused of the riot.
On November 8, Rabadanov was placed in custody. On 3 January 2025, the measure of restraint was changed to house arrest. On 8 July, the court sentenced him to three years and two months in prison and a fine of 50,000 rubles, finding him guilty under articles on possession of explosives and weapons.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 222 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.