Aidar Yulmetyev
Aidar Yulmetyev, born 1993, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Naberezhnye Chelny”. Sentence (December 15, 2021): Two years nine months' suspended prison sentence with a probationary period of two years. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.
In brief
Tatarstan · Naberezhnye Chelny · Construction workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years 9 months
Two years nine months' suspended prison sentence with a probationary period of two years
Upheld September 1, 2022
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in organising the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
February 1, 2024 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 9 months
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Naberezhnye Chelny
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №5 (SIZO-5) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Tatarstan
Criminal case
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Naberezhnye Chelny
Other defendants in the case
- Ilham Karimov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Konstantin Matrashov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Vladimir Myakushin — At large, 3 years 1 month
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Naberezhnye Chelny
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained in Naberezhnye Chelny (a major an industrial city in west-central Russia) and placed in custody on 29 May on charges of organizing activities for an extremist organization. On 9 November, he was placed under house arrest. Later, he was released with a travel restriction. On 27 November 2019, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office, noting that different versions of the indictments were provided to the court and the accused. It was also unclear how the actions of the accused were classified under either part 1 or part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code. In April 2020, the investigation was resumed. On 16 December 2021, he was sentenced to two years and nine months suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.