Marat Sharafutdinov
Marat Sharafutdinov, born 1990, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 213 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing for hooliganism committed using weapons or objects used as weapons or by a group of…); “Marat Sharafutdinov's case”. Sentence (May 18, 2026): 3 years 3 months' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Bashkortostan · NULL
Sentence
9 years
3 years 3 months' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
First instance, November 19, 2024: 9 years
Charges
- Article 213 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing for hooliganism committed using weapons or objects used as weapons or by a group of persons, by prior agreement or by an organized group, or involving resistance to a representative of the authorities.
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the prosecution was a conflict that took place in November 2020 between a resident of the village of Karmaskaly and members of the Armenian diaspora. On 7 November, the police, together with special forces, rudely detained several dozen people who, as reported on social media, were on their way to defend the participant in the conflict. Sharafutdinov is also charged with organising the activities of an extremist organisation, apparently referring to the Bashkir national movement Bashkort.
Latest event
May 18, 2026 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 9 years.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 9 years
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 years
· Persecution begins
Marat Sharafutdinov's case
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Marat Sharafutdinov's case
Thematic group: The case of the Karmaskaly Four
Details and sources
Full summary
A Bashkir activist. He was detained on 13 January 2021 and taken into custody as part of a case of preparation to commit hooliganism. He was later sent to the Federal Penitentiary Service's hospital and then to a psychoneurological dispensary. In February 2022, Sharafutdinov returned home. The investigation of his case continued, he was also accused of organising the activities of an extremist organisation. The case was brought to court, but in August 2023 the hearings ware suspended. In January 2024, the court resumed hearings, suspended them again in June, but returned to the case in July. On 19 November 2024, Sharafutdinov was sentenced to nine years in a general regime penal olony. On 24 April 2025, the court of appeal overturned the sentence and returned the case to the prosecutor's office. In December 2025, the case came back to court, but without the charge of organising the activities of an extremist organisation. The media outlet "Idel.Realii" later reported that the court had previously considered this charge to be unnecessary. On 30 January 2026, Sharafutdinov was sentenced to three years and three months in a general regime penal colony, but was released from the punishment due to the fact that he had actually served his sentence. He was released from custody in the courtroom. The activist's relatives consider the prosecution as part of the pressure on the eco-activists who participated in the actions in defence of the Kushtau shihan hill.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 213 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.