Marat Sharifullin
Marat Sharifullin, born 1982, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The Tablighi Jamaat case in Tatarstan”. Sentence (September 25, 2017): 2 years and 5 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Tatarstan · Teachers · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years 5 months
2 years and 5 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony
First instance, April 19, 2017: 3 years 3 months
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Sharifullin allegedly engaged in activities of Tablighi Jamaat from 2014 to 2016, despite knowing it was banned. This allegedly involved recruiting new members and holding meetings of the organisation's members, and promoting aggressive and unconventional Islam for Tatarstan.
Latest event
May 29, 2019 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years 5 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 3 months
· Persecution begins
The Tablighi Jamaat case in Tatarstan
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The Tablighi Jamaat case in Tatarstan
- Case number
- 1-503/2017
Other defendants in the case
- Salavat Baiazitov — At large, 2 years 4 months
- Mubarakzyan Vafin — At large, 2 years 2 months
- Ilgiz Zagidullin — At large, 2 years 7 months
- Lenar Ziiatdinov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Renat Nasretdinov — At large, 2 years 4 months
- Gaiar Sudiiarov — At large, 1 year 9 months
- Ramil Sultanov — At large, 2 years 4 months
- Khadyatullo Khasanov — At large, 1 year 9 months
Thematic group: Tablighi Jamaat case in Tatarstan
Details and sources
Full summary
He was detained and arrested in October 2016, together with eight other people, on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation, and his home was searched. Sharifullin admitted involvement in Tablighi Jamaat, but refused to admit that he participated in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 20 April 2017, he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison. On 26 September, the Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to two years and five months. He was released on 29 September 2018.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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