Serzhan Svatov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Sentence unknown
- Date of verdict
- 2014-03-04
- Region
- Altai Republic
- City
- village of Kosh-Agach
Case summary
In May 2012, it became known that a criminal case was opened against Svatov in the village of Kosh-Agach in the Altai Republic on suspicion of organising a cell of the banned organisation Tablighi Jamaat; literature was seized; on 18 June 2013, the case went to court; Svatov was forced to give up his position as imam of the local mosque; on 6 March 2014, he was sentenced to a fine of 100 thousand roubles (1,123 USD) and a ban on religious activity for two years; on 23 April, the court of second instance lifted the ban on religious activity.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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