Bashkir Advocate of Federalism Putin Personally Ordered the Arrest of Released from Prison after Serving More than Seven Years

Paul Goble

            Staunton, Sept. 11 – Ayrat Dilmukhametov, a Bashkir activist and advocate of the establishment of genuine federalism for Russia, whose third jail sentence began with a direct order from Vladimir Putin, has been released from a Russian prison in Krasnoyarsk after serving 7.5 years behind bars (https://t.me/aspecty/47511).

            A passionate advocate federalism for Russia, Dilmukhametov attracted the attention of Vladimir Putin who appears to have recognized that his arguments would attract support from both non-Russians and Russians were a greater threat than any nationalism  was behind the Bashkir’s imprisonment (windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2020/08/kremlin-gave-direct-order-for.html).

            For background on his ideas, see windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2019/08/only-real-federalism-can-save-russia.html, windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2019/06/imprisoned-for-advocating-federalism-in.html  and windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2020/02/imprisoned-bashkir-activist-says.html.