Rakhimov Rashid Sulduz ogly
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Tyumen Oblast, Saint Petersburg
- Detention date:
- 1 февр. 2025 г.
- Charges:
- Article 282, Part 2, Paragraph a of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
- Sentence:
- 1 year 6 months general regime
- Estimated release date:
- 5 апр. 2025 г.
- Case categories:
- "Extremist" statements, Freedom of speech
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 25 февр. 2025 г.
Case Description
In Tyumen, at Roshino Airport in early April 2024, 18-year-old Rashid Rakhimov from St. Petersburg was detained. A criminal case was opened against him on charges of inciting hatred or enmity with a threat of violence. According to the investigation, on October 16, 2023, Rakhimov, being a minor, together with an unidentified person, whose criminal case was separated into a separate production, published a message in the Telegram channel "QEYRAT. It contained signs of inciting hostility towards Russians, as well as threats of violence against Turkanov and his relatives, in response to the civic position of 'Espanyola' fighter Mikhail Turkanov (Misha Pitbull). In particular, his address and relatives' details were published. Rakhimov edited this message. On April 6, 2024, the Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg sent the defendant in the case to a pre-trial detention center. On February 6, 2025, the Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg found Rashid Rakhimov guilty and sentenced him to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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