In Bashkiria, the opposition leader was sentenced to a year of probation

On May 5, 2006, the Ufa World Court found one of the leaders of the Bashkir opposition Airat Dilmukhametov guilty of a crime under Part 1 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“public calls for extremist activity”), and sentenced him to one year of imprisonment with a probationary period of three years.

Initially, A. Dilmukhametov was accused under Art. 280 part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, however, subsequently the prosecutor's office of Bashkiria re-qualified the charge of part 1 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code, and the case materials were transferred from the district court to the world court.

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Sources

• Bashkir oppositionist received a year of probation // Gazeta.Ru. 2006. May 5.
• Bashkir opposition leader found guilty of extremist appeals // National News Agency. 2006. May 5.