A court in Perm replaced prison sentences with lighter punishments…
A court in Perm replaced prison sentences with lighter punishments for three defendants in the 'Baymak case,' while denying the same request to another defendant, Ayrat Akhmetov. The case stems from mass protests in Bashkortostan in January 2024 following the sentencing of environmental activist Faily Alsynov.
Consensus
- A court in Perm replaced prison sentences with less severe punishments for some defendants in the 'Baymak case'.
- The defendants were convicted in connection with mass protests in Bashkortostan that followed the sentencing of environmental activist Faily Alsynov.
- The protests began after a court sentenced Alsynov to four years in prison for a speech in the Bashkir language during a demonstration against gold mining.
- The protests involved clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement, with reports of snowballs and sticks being thrown at police.
- The case was initiated by the Investigative Committee after the protests, with charges related to mass disturbances and non-lethal violence against police.
- At least 25 defendants have been released from prison based on court decisions, according to Idel.Реалии.
- The defendants were serving sentences in IK-29 in Perm.
Points of divergence
- The three defendants released were Rait Dавлетбаев, Khaliud Iskuvatov, and Vadim Kagarmatov. — tg_idelrealii
- The three defendants released were Aytugan Malabayev, Danis Uzyanbaev, and Aybulat Nigmatov. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The two defendants released were Danis Uzyanbaev and Aybulat Nigmatov. — mediazona
- The court denied a request to replace prison with a lighter punishment for Ayrat Akhmetov, and this was the first time such a request was denied in this case. — tg_idelrealii
- The court replaced prison with restrictions on freedom for Malabayev, and likely the same for Uzyanbaev and Nigmatov. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The specific type of lighter punishment for Uzyanbaev and Nigmatov is unknown. — mediazona
- Saniya, the mother of Uzyanbaev, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in Orenburg in April 2025. — mediazona
Coverage (5 sources)
- Three convicts in the "Baymak case" released from colony. Court refused for one — Ayrat Akmetov — Idel.Реалии
- Two convicts from the 'Baymak case' released from Perm prison — Gazizyan Khaybullin and Kabir Suyargulov — Idel.Реалии
- Court in Perm released three defendants of the 'Baymak case' from the colony — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Court in Perm released two more convicts from the colony on the 'Baymak case' — Медиазона
- The Perm court released two more convicts from prison in the 'Baymak case' — Danis Uzyanbaev and Aybulet Nigamatov — Idel.Реалии