Zagreev Robert Raufanovich
Zagreev Robert Raufanovich, born 1964, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 205.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism); “The case of Robert Zagreev on public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (October 28, 2015): Three years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 19, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, April 7, 2016.
In brief
Bashkortostan · Ufa · Bloggers, Politicians · Terrorism cases
Sentence
3 years
Three years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld May 11, 2016
Charges
- Article 205.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism
Full wording of the charges
having entered into a criminal conspiracy with citizen A.A. Dilmukhametov, agreed to post an article "Akhyr Zaman" on the websites nabatrb.livejournal.com and revinform.blogpost.ru, allegedly belonging to him
Latest event
October 20, 2021 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, April 19, 2016
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 7, 2016
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
The case of Robert Zagreev on public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
The case of Robert Zagreev on public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: The "Akhir Zaman" case
Details and sources
Full summary
Robert Zagreev is a Bashkir public activist. He was one of the leaders of the Bashkir opposition, a publicist, and editor of several independent websites and newspapers. In April 2011, he was convicted on charges of public calls for extremist and terrorist activities and incitement to ethnic hatred for his 2008 publications, together with publicist Airat Dilmukhametov. He spent six months in prison and was released due to a reduction of the sentence on appeal.
On 16 July and 30 August 2013, Zagreev's house was searched in the case of public justification of terrorism in connection with the publication of Dilmukhametov's article "Akhyr Zaman", and he signed a recognizance not to leave. Since the end of 2013, he had been in Ukraine and was put on the federal wanted list. On 25 April 2014, after returning to Ufa, Zagreev was detained, charged and placed under house arrest. Since 22 May 2015, he has been under house arrest. On 29 October 2015, sentenced to three years of strict regime. On 3 October 2018, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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