The materials of the case against six people persecuted in the wake of the people's gathering in Baymak were transferred to the Leninsky District Court of Izhevsk. OVD-Info found the case file on the court website.
The defendants in the case - Fatikh Akhmetshin, Vilyur Karachurin, Aitugan Malabaev, Azat Mirzin, Danis Uzyanbaev and Venus Yaubasarov - are charged with participation in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code) and the use of non-dangerous violence against a security officer (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) ).
All six people are in pre-trial detention.
- Fail Alsynov is a Bashkir activist and ex-leader of the Bashkort movement, who was sentenced to four years in prison for speaking at a national gathering. There are three known large rallies that took place in January in support of Alsynov: January 15 and 17 in Baymak , January 19 in Ufa . Immediately after the action on January 17, a series of administrative cases followed, in which several hundred people were involved, and a criminal case was opened for mass riots: at least 69 defendants were sent to pre-trial detention. At least one of them, Dim Davletkildin, was severely beaten . Rifat Dautov, detained as part of a criminal case, died after detention; his relatives were not told the cause of death and were not given a conclusion. Minniyar Bayguskarov, who took part in the protests, committed suicide due to pressure from the security forces. OVD-Info talked about how security forces persecute residents of Bashkortostan here .
- A criminal case against Fail Alsynov was opened in October 2023 because of a speech at the April gathering of residents of the Baymak region against gold miners, which he delivered entirely in the Bashkir language. In it, the activist criticized the mobilization in the republic and the lack of access of local residents to the natural resources of the region. He used the expression “kara halyk,” which translates as “black people” or “rabble.” A criminal case was opened after a statement by the head of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov. Later, Alsynov, turning to him, insisted that the experts had translated his words incorrectly, and he had nothing against “representatives of other nations” if they “respect our customs and traditions.” Before the sentencing, he was under recognizance not to leave the place.