Rustam Seidkuliev
Rustam Seidkuliev, born 1977, Saratov Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Rustam Seidkuliev”. Sentence (May 30, 2022): Two years four months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 5, 2020.
In brief
Saratov Oblast · Saratov · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years 4 months
Two years four months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
First instance, May 19, 2021: 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
involved in the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
April 7, 2023 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 11, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 5, 2020
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
The case of Rustam Seidkuliev
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Temporary detention centre (IVS) for Suspects and Accused Persons for Sochi
Criminal case
The case of Rustam Seidkuliev
Details and sources
Full summary
On 15 February 2020, Seidkuliev was detained in Adler. He was informed that he was put on a wanted list. He was in custody until 20 February, after which he was transferred to Saratov, where he lived until September 2019. The flat of Seidkuliev's parents was searched, after which he was again placed in custody. On 22 February, the court decided to place him under house arrest. On 2 October, the preventive measure was replaced with a ban on certain actions.
On 20 May 2021, he was sentenced to two and a half years in a general regime colony and one year of restricted freedom. On 5 August, the court of appeal reduced the term of imprisonment by two months. On 7 April 2023, Seidkuliev was released. On 19 June, he was detained and sent to the Centre for Temporary Detention of Foreign Citizens. Earlier he was deprived of Russian citizenship at the initiative of the FSB because of the criminal case. In September 2023, Seidkuliev was deported to Turkmenistan.
Earlier, Seidkuliev and his wife were questioned as witnesses in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Saratov.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Turkmenistan
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