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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex34 · male
OccupationMunicipal employee
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusReleased
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,225documented cases
375 urgent · 71 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
124
Unknown
2
Cultural
1
Ethnic
33
Case Summary
Ilshat Nafikov was initially detained and prosecuted for a false bomb threat against a police department in St. Petersburg. The criminal prosecution against him was later terminated.
Key Facts
02 entries- 01Accused of false bomb threat
- 02Criminal prosecution terminated
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01False report of a bomb threat
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicitySlavic Russian/Central Asian mix
Region of originVolga-Ural/Central Asia
ReligionMuslim (Sunni)
The patronymic '-ov' is common in Slavic names, while 'Ilshat Nafikov' suggests a Central Asian or Turkic background integrated into a Russian naming convention.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 1, 2022
05Related
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06Sources
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Cite this case
The Detained. (2026). Case file: Ilshat Nafikov (TD case cmi88ciz, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmi88cizx006nli0t6vh020uc. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/ilshat-nafikov).
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