Bayazitov Ruslan Marsovich

On August 9, 2023, in Kazan, 52-year-old businessman Ruslan Bayazitov was detained." He was taken to Police Station No. 16 'Yapeyeva' of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Kazan, where protocols were drawn up against him for an administrative offense under the article on discrediting the Russian army and displaying prohibited symbols. According to the police version, Bayazitov "discredited" the Russian army by posting a photograph on his profile avatar in Telegram and Facebook, depicting a man holding a fish, along with the inscription: "FreeNavalny!" Freedom to Navalny! "Release!" and the Ukrainian flag. BayaZitov also published pictures with the inscriptions: "Lady The Hague", Kherson is Ukraine, Donetsk is Ukraine, Luhansk is Ukraine, Crimea is Ukraine!"; "In a classical state, the branches of power are the Executive, Legislative, Judicial and the Media." 3. In Russia, the branches of power are: Putin, Putin's friends, Putin's servants, Kadyrov. Also, according to the protocol on an administrative offense under the article on the demonstration of prohibited symbolism, Bayazitov, in addition to the publications described above, posted a video on Telegram and Facebook in which he says: "I want Putin to be hanged, for Russia to lose the war. My name is Ruslan Bayazitov, Kazan. Is that clear, yes?. On August 9, 2023, the judge of the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan, Kiselev A.N. fined Ruslan Bayazitov 30 thousand rubles under the article on "discrediting" the Russian army. rubles. On August 10, 2023, the judge of the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan, Karimov S.R. sent Bayazitova to 14 days of administrative arrest under the article on the demonstration of prohibited symbols." August 11, 2023, a criminal case was initiated against the businessman on charges of inciting hatred with threats of violence. The reason for the criminal prosecution was a voice message sent to a closed chat, in which the businessman says that he "hates russny", explaining that he does not mean all Russians, but only those who support the SVO. This recording was published in the Telegram channel of the head of the 'League of Safe Internet' Ekaterina Mizulina; she also, according to her, wrote denunciations to the Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On August 25, 2023, the court sent Bayazitov to a pre-trial detention center. On February 17, 2025, the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan found Ruslan Bayazitov guilty and sentenced him to five years in a general regime colony. 25 April 2025, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan left the sentence unchanged.