Sagit Yulmukhametov
Sagit Yulmukhametov, born 1976, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in mass riots); Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Sagit Iulmukhametov, Insaf Islamov and three other residents of Bashkortostan”. Sentence (September 19, 2025): 4 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 1, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 29, Perm Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 27, 2025.
In brief
Bashkortostan, Udmurtia · Apatity, Izhevsk, Ufa · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld May 8, 2026
Charges
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Latest event
May 8, 2026 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 27, 2025
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
The case of Sagit Iulmukhametov, Insaf Islamov and three other residents of Bashkortostan
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan
Criminal case
The case of Sagit Iulmukhametov, Insaf Islamov and three other residents of Bashkortostan
- Case number
- 1-505/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Insaf Islamov — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 29, Perm Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
614056, Пермский край, г. Пермь, ул. Соликамская, д. 246, ФКУ «ИК № 29 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Юлмухаметов Сагит Булатович, 1976 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Bashkortostan. He was taken into custody on charges of participation in mass riots and use of violence against a representative of the authorities in connection with the dispersal of a popular gathering in Baymak on 17 January 2024 in support of activist Fail Alsynov, who was sentenced to four years' imprisonment.
On 19 September 2025, the court sentenced Yulmukhametov to four and a half years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.